upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ten; 10; ten years of age
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fortune-telling; divination
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in