Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
perfect; complete; flawless
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
how long; how much; to what extent
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to feel; to sense; to experience
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...