to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to talk; to chat; to chatter
opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
addition; increase; Canada
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
goodness; excellence; virtue
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
suffix for familiar person
to run around; to bustle about
anthropologist; ethnologist
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
episode; anecdote; vignette
narrator; storyteller; reciter
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
biogeography; biological geography
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
journal; magazine; periodical
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip