all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
roadside tree; row of trees
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
nape (of the neck); nucha
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
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
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means