near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
older sister; elder sister
birth; creation; formation
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
minority group (party); minority
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
until now; so far; up to the present
honorific/polite/humble prefix
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)