is it?; isn't it?; be; is
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
early on; earlier on; from early
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
preparation; arrangements
greeting; a fine thing to say
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
freshly laundered and starched; fresh and unwrinkled
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)