flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
tendency; trend; inclination
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
March; third month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to have meaning; to be meaningful
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
absorption; suction; attraction
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
at least; at most; (even) just
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be silent; to say nothing
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
now; the present time; just now; another; more
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not