eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
knowing; (an) acquaintance
of course; certainly; naturally
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
don't you think?; indicates question
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
business; trade; operations; sales
after that; afterwards; thereafter
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to entrust; to leave to a person
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
all present; all concerned; all of us
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
how long; how far; how much
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
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
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something