light pink; light crimson
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
along; parallel to; in accordance with
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; amber; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be erected; to be built
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
all night long; all through the night
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to say as a tradition; to customarily say; to have a habit of saying
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
flippant; frivolous; shallow
halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
just one person; only one
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)