young pine (tree); New Year's symbolic pine decoration
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
don't you think?; indicates question
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
sorry; excuse me; thank you
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good