hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have a talk; to tell a story
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
building addition or extension; an annex
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
as (for); for; in the capacity of
proud; having a prominent nose
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to settle (in a place); to settle down
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?