fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
attendance; presence; appearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
one day; (on) a certain day
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
in the meanwhile; during the time
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
being very busy; busyness
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be silent; to say nothing
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
water offering to Buddha; holy water
bonsai; miniature potted plant
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)