persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
average height; average body height
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
wrong; different; not like that
to give flowers as a gift
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
full length; total length; overall length
god of flowers; flower spirit
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
four (long cylindrical things)
rubber band; elastic band
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
ornate initial; capital letters; flowers planted to form characters