orchid; Netherlands; Holland
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
that's the way it is; such is life
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
form; shape; figure; visage
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
third day of the month; three days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
beyond this point; from now on; after this