but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
but; however; provided that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
study; diligence; discount; reduction
all; entire; whole; altogether
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
without; but if; otherwise; or else
such; this sort of; like this
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
now; the present time; just now; another; more