to attract interest; to capture attention
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
drama; play; powerful drug
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
how much; how many; however
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
small case with wheels; large bag with handles; carry bag
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
companion; partner; spouse
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
natural virtue; personal virtue
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
higher rank; better position
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land