many; much; plenty; hardly
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
March; third month of the lunar calendar
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling