ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
hello; good day; good afternoon
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
it's been a long time; long time no see
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
finish; end; completion; result
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
suffix for familiar person
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) even once; (not) ever
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to grow up; to become an adult