thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
something like ...; something called ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
on the occasion of; at the time of
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
gently (of the wind); softly
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)