to invite in; to show someone in
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
great difference; major mistake
to turn completely into; to become completely
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to fly around; to scatter
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be helpful; to be useful
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
even though; despite; when
discovery; detection; finding
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
retort; back talk; backchat
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
offender; criminal; culprit
addition; annexation; appendage