bunch of flowers; bouquet
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
set meal; special (of the day)
combination; union; binding; bond
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
sanitation worker; garbage collector; refuse collector; street cleaner
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover