main attraction; special feature; big draw
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lost article; something forgotten
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear