leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
no matter how much time passes
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to refer to; to use as reference
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
fast-talking; rapid talking
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
native rock; natural rock
to concern; to be related
materials; data; document
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
meaning; significance; sense
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
long; drawn-out; very long
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to lose heart; to lose motivation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly