to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
bad boy; naughty child; brat
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse