ornamental plant used primarily for the visual effect of its fruit
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video)
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
north entrance; north exit
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
thousand years; many years
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to show one's affection; to express one's love
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
sexy; popular; well-liked
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
script; screenplay; scenario