to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
blinker(s) (e.g. on a horse)
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
physical evidence; material evidence
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
Island; insula; island; islet
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
indeed; really; truly; very much
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match