leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
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; assets; property
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; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); 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)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean