to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
host; landlord; innkeeper
contract; compact; agreement
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to form a pair; to pair up
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
stimulating; exciting; provocative
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place