to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
drifting; drift; being adrift
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
much less; to say nothing of
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
all sorts of; all kinds of
for the present; for the time being
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
imperial command; royal command
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
(brute) force; using all one's might
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
cherry blossom viewing drinking party
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
fresh verdure; new green leaves
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
food and drink; eating and drinking
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)