to be helpful; to be useful
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
immediate vassal (of the shogun; Kamakura and Muromachi periods); low-ranking vassal (of the shogun; Edo period)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
show (blood-stained mucus discharge that happens towards the end of pregnancy); bloody show; signature mark (crest) used by members of the imperial family to mark their belongings; mark; sign
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
talking politics; discussion of a law case
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to arrive home; to return
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
both (people); the two of them
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
closing (a place); closing down (e.g. a theatre)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to change (one's clothes)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to have a talk; to tell a story
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
research; study; investigation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region