well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to close (one's eyes); to shut
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
top recommendation; something highly recommended
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
management aspects (of business)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)