half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
general; popular; common; typical
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to name; to call; to christen; to term
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
button (clothing); push-button
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
steep (mountain); precipitous; hard (life); difficult; troubled
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
the early bird gets the worm
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
decision; determination; resolution
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
orders; instructions; directive; command