about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
society; public; community; social studies
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
leading; guiding; commanding
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to feel; to sense; to experience
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
honorific/polite/humble prefix
present (brought by a visitor); gift
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
touché; you've got me there
now that you say that; now that you mention it
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
woman; female; feminine gender