difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
really; truly; indeed; good grief
study; diligence; discount; reduction
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
for example; for instance; e.g.
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons