Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
up until now; as recently as the present
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
place where one works; construction site; working area
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
Japanese person; Japanese people
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
under development; in development
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to come back; to return; to recur
meanwhile; in the meantime; on the other hand
Windows (Microsoft operating system)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
falsely similar; counterfeit
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
every evening; night after night