ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
fluent (in a language); flowing
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
to pitch forward; to fall forward
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
boasting of one's strength
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole
baby monkey; small monkey
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one by one; one after another; successively
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
cannot be helped; unavoidable
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to become poor; to be poor
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
novel; original; new; innovative
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)