Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
have a good day; take care; see you
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
every year; yearly; annually
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
considerably; greatly; a lot
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
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
woman; female; feminine gender
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
ability; capability; competence; skill
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
like this; in this way; as you see
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)