to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
embodiment; realization; materialization
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda