waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
two (long cylindrical things)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
special training; intensive training; crash course
second-year student; biennial
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
the staff; inside the department
tendency; trend; inclination
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan