grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
third-year student; third-year pupil
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
recently; lately; these days
so; therefore; and; (and) then
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
fireworks display; display of fireworks
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
another time; some other time
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
final adjustment; final coordination
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
on and after; from ... onward; since
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift