flower market during Obon; fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
difference; discrepancy; variation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to say; to be called; to do
to play a leading role; to play a central part
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
audience (with a person of high standing)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
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
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
many; numerous; various; large number of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge