blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
stopping functioning; being out of service
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
major war; great war; world war
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
wartime regime; war footing
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
conquest; domination; mastery
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
moment by moment; hour by hour
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
malicious; deliberately mean
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
self-absorbed; self-contained
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
pleasant feeling; good feeling
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
incorporated nonprofit organization
nongovernment organization (organisation); NGO
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver