to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
hard to reach place; remote place
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
street violence against middle-aged men
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
grandfather; male senior-citizen
caller; visitor; company; guest
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
murder; killing; murderer
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
survival; survivor; relic
family; relatives; dependents; household
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
perception; sensing; noticing