hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
each house; every house; many houses
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
speech; expression; wording; language
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
six (long cylindrical things)
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)
recitation; reciting from memory
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
funny story; funny anecdote
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
living off (a person); sponging off; parasitism
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
Jizo Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizo statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24
ninth day of the month; nine days
walking around at night; night travel; night train
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
seeing one off; farewell; escort
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
fully prepared; all ready
relaxation; recreation; recess
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille