middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to remember; to keep in mind
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
mass communication; mass media
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing