flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to provide; to arrange; to install
confections; sweets; candy; cake
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
singing voice; (sound of) singing
charming; fascinating; attractive
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
fate; chance; relationship; tie
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to step forward; to volunteer
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
almost every day; almost daily
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
audience; attendance; hearers
surrounding at a distance
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
defense; defence; fielding
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
smallish; on the small side
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)