one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (often ex-convicts or vagrants); non-human
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
late-blooming cherry blossom
counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona
keeping time by tapping one's knees
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
from morning till night; day and night; always
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
murmuringly (of a stream, etc.); with a rippling sound
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
France; French (language)
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to chant; to recite; to sing; to write (a poem); to compose
listening attentively; auricle (of the atrium)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
recitation; reciting from memory
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice