rikka; formal style of ikebana
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
private affairs; personal matter
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
first meeting; first interview with