as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
square kilometer; square kilometre
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to surge; to well up; to gush out
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
of no interest; not interested
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
leader; magnate; big head
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly