congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
last night; yesterday evening
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
if so; in that case; in that situation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
father; dad; husband; you; he
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to be the ruin of (a person)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to sprout; to put forth buds
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
innumerable; countless; numberless
around the world; throughout the world
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
at least; at most; (even) just
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
underground; subterranean
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature