hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
telephone call; telephone (device)
notice; notification; report; posting
spring break; spring vacation
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
joint together; opposite; facing
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
district; section; sector
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
absolutely; positively; decidedly
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble
to lose one's way; to get lost
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat