acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
programme; program; plans; arrangements
go-between; matchmaker; Cupid
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
ability; capability; skill
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
many; much; plenty; hardly
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
talk; conversation; dialogue
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
family chart and personal history
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
father and mother; parents
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to move forward; to move on
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit