mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
suffix for familiar person
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
close; intimate; on good terms
just because; even if; even though
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
university professor; college professor
elopement; running away with a lover
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless