recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
difference; variation; difference
recent situation or conditions
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
at first; initially; in the beginning
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
forged weaponry (e.g. swords, spears, etc.); forged metal tool; molded dry confectionery; moulded dry confectionery; percussion instrument
dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets
I don't know for certain, but ...; I don't know if that's the reason, but ...
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
prince's message; command of a prince
various states; various provinces
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to rinse (one's mouth); to gargle
horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
to beckon (to); to invite; to give orders
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
gloom; darkness; seclusion
still; even now; to this day
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...