fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
all; entire; whole; altogether
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
just because; even if; even though
intimacy; affection; familiarity
expression of love; showing love
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
either way; in any case; one way or another
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
back off!; leave me alone!
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)