sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
district; section; sector
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
south entrance; south exit
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
profiting while others fight
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
second month of the lunar calendar
at once; immediately; right now
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone