holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
all present; all concerned; all of us
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
preparation; arrangements
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
other; another; over; more than; I; me
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
surely (not); certainly (not)
one's whole heart; everything one feels
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to have a talk; to tell a story
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume