menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
tool; implement; means; furniture
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to attempt; to test; to try out
direct connection; direct link
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
last night; yesterday evening
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
booklet constituting an informal living will (containing wishes regarding one's hospitalization or funeral, and perhaps one's life story, messages to loved ones, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
very; extremely; excessively
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?