guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
standard; set; routine; decided
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
article offered at a bargain price
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
home area; home town; local
abundant harvest; bumper crop
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to attempt; to test; to try out
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to look forward to something
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
noted product; local specialty
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
as (for); for; in the capacity of
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid