people; men and women; each person; everybody
Japan's best; number one in Japan
blooming early; flowering early; blossoming early; early-flowering plant; early-blooming species (of plant)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
Perry Expedition (1853); arrival of the Black Ships
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
2nd day of the month; two days
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot