artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
epitaph; inscription on a tomb
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one's house; one's home; one's family
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to rain incessantly; to downpour
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
lost article; something forgotten