to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
guaranteed; authentic; certified
surface mail (ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
patient's condition; pathology
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to take on a role; to take part
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
success; prosperity; boom
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
sensual love; love affair
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
otherwise; if not; or else
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
and; thereupon; because of that
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
government management; state management
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red