this, that and the other; this and that
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
in the same way as; just like
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
one's (living) environment
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
residence; abode; dwelling
environment; circumstance
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind