here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
in the meanwhile; during the time
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
close; intimate; on good terms
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
China rose (Rosa chinensis); monthly rosebush
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
more than anything; above all else
in this way; thus; such; uh...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicate reason; infers some protest
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve