attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
private funds; own funds; private property
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
transport; transportation
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
standard; set; routine; decided
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
reset; fresh start; new beginning
clapping and cheering; applause
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
infant; baby; little child
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
having no effect; waste of effort
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
one's way back; one's way home
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE