flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be conspicuous; to stand out
last week; the week before
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
news; word; tidings; omen
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
free (of charge); gratuitous
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
telephone call; telephone (device)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
course; route; path; process; means
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
mass communication; mass media
official announcement; proclamation
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval