flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
second day of the month; two days
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
having said that; on the other hand
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
very young; little; childish; immature
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold