thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
armed forces; military; troops
doing whatever one pleases
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
number of times; frequency; count
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
any of; either of; (to) any