non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
bolt from the blue; great surprise
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
of course; certainly; naturally
relations; members of extended family
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to learn something through hearing
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more