preference; priority; precedence
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
after that (a substantive change occurred)
being very busy; busyness
have a pain in one's chest
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
middle of the night; dead of night
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
reconciliation; make peace with
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
appointment; rendezvous; date
interference; meddling; butting in
second day of the month; two days
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra