anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
(committee) chairman; president
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
life; living; I; me; student
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that