anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
succession; continuation; series; sequence
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
foreign; abroad; overseas
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to win the prize; to win the ring
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
woman; female; feminine gender
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)