rikka; formal style of ikebana
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
welcome!; nice to see you!
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
all present; all concerned; all of us
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one's post; place of work; workplace
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until now; so far; up to the present
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work