flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
one more time; once more; once again
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to bury; to embed; to implant
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
reading partway; leaving half-read
winter vacation (holidays)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to pass (of time); to elapse
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)