state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be worried; to be troubled
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
grandfather; male senior-citizen
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
such; this sort of; like this
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to subsist; to keep on living
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lost article; something forgotten
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
adds force or indicates command
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness