to throw into; to dump in together
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
postponement; deferment; adjournment
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
determination; resolution
weakening; emaciation; decline
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to be born; to come into the world
front shrine; hall of worship
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to clap one's hands in prayer
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect