normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
largehearted; frank; unaffected
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
people from one's hometown
respect and affection; love and respect
banquet; invitation to a party; party
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
memories; recollections; reminiscence
hometown; rural township (of China)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
large and wide; peaceful and calm
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
many children; large family
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
professor; teaching; instruction
relation; connection; affinity
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
training school or institute