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
both (people); the two of them
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
training; drill; practice; discipline
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
more than usual; especially; particularly
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
busy; having no time (for)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
public holiday; celebration (of)
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
always; all the time; never; usual; regular