KANJI GUIDE
Thanks, and also apology — 感謝 and 謝罪 use the same character. Both are things you owe and then say.
Lasting a long time. 久しぶり is what you say when you have not seen someone for a while.
Jasmine, in 茉莉花. Chosen for names almost entirely for how it looks and sounds.
The third of the twelve zodiac signs, and the hour before dawn. A tiger year is said to bring people who lead rather than follow.