work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to do for (the sake of someone else)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to rock; to shake; to swing
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be opposite; to face each other
number of times; frequency; count
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
it's been a long time; long time no see
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
basket; basketball; basket cloth