first meeting; first interview with
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
while; even though; despite
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff