ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
adventure story; novel of adventure
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
due to the fact that; because of
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
day by day; every day; by the day
bunch of flowers; bouquet
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
way of talking; speaking style
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate