chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
failure; mistake; blunder
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
older sister; elder sister
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
special treatment; priority
to sit for an examination
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit