flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
all you want; as much as one wants
trip abroad; overseas travel
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how many years; how long; what year
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
finding employment; getting a job
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody