cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to detain; to check; to restrain
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
to employ; to hire; to charter
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion