since one was born; (in) all one's life
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to spend time (on doing something)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at that time; in those days
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
automatic; intransitive verb
to translate; to interpret
rather; better; instead; if anything
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
while; during (the time when)
some people; a few people; several people
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
thank you (for the meal just served); (lit.) I receive (this meal)