flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
recommendation; referral; endorsement
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be needed; to be wanted
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
personal; individual; private
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
anticipation; expectation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart