fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
ahead; before; the future
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
being very good at; strongest point
third day of the month; three days
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
nothing but; none other than
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
surely; certainly; without doubt
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
putting life into; animating; cheering up
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)