happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
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; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
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
older sister; elder sister
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
special treatment; priority
to sit for an examination
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
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)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
hello; good day; good afternoon
suffix for familiar person
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
departure; leaving; setting off
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter