to be surprised; to be astonished
single word; a few words; brief comment
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
something like ...; something called ...
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
yeah; you're right; that's right
until now; so far; up to the present
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be infected; to be contagious
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
choices; alternatives; options
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
don't you think?; indicates question
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state