matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
fish salted and dried overnight
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
instant; moment; for an instant
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
line; queue; procession; matrix
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe