cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
right (to do something); authority; power
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
business district; office complex
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
police sergeant (Edo period); low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
genuine article; real thing; real deal
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
about; on; regarding; per; for every
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to do over; to remake; to resume
attendant; best man (at a wedding); groomsman; maid of honor; bridesmaid
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
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)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly