firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
even if; even though; however; no matter how
addition; increase; Canada
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
older sister; elder sister
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
paste; glue; clothing starch
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly