to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to arrange (flowers); to plant
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to increase; to add to; to augment
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
close-cropped hair; shaven head
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
single word; a few words; brief comment
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
disinheritance; disowning
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
to live through; to survive
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era