to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
way of talking; speaking style
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to make coffee; to brew coffee
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
flour; meal; powder; dust
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)