nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
first meeting; first interview with
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
well, ...; right, ...; now, ...
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
it is I who should say so
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise