fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
work; business; company; study
putting into operation; invocation
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
stock (from which a graft is taken); understock; root stock
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to intend; to be sure that
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
great hurry; great haste; rush
to provide; to arrange; to install
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many