to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
characteristic way of speaking
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
11th day of the month; 11 days
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
sunbathing; basking in the sun
forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
influenced (by); under an influence
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
popularization; popularisation
cancellation; abandonment
imitation; similar article; similar goods
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
mother; motherboard; Mother (title of a senior nun); Mother Superior
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary