flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
one's post; place of work; workplace
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
(political) power; authority; influence
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
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)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
use; utilization; utilisation; application
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy