haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
study; diligence; discount; reduction
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
very; extremely; excessively
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
time; hour; period; class
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
older brother; elder brother
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
strength; power; proficiency; ability
by means of; due to; because of; according to
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned