-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
cattleya (type of orchid)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to join together; to combine; to join up
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
approximate age; age range
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
how; in what way; how about
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...