pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
the same generation; coeval
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
very; much; greatly; a lot of
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
self-consciousness; self-awareness
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
such; this sort of; like this
to ask; to enquire; to query
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
for example; for instance; e.g.
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
if so; in that case; in that situation
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
(only) one option; one possible choice
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
summer vacation; summer holiday
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"