to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
atonement; redemption; compensation
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
people; men and women; each person; everybody
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
... years old; age (of) ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
to stop walking; to pause
to come and go; to go back and forth
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
such; this sort of; like this
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding