repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to complain; to make a complaint
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
colour; color; hue; tints
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to throw on the fire; to burn
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
everywhere; all over; throughout
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
father; dad; husband; you; he
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession