wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
(another's) daughter; young lady
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to play around; to gallivant about
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
high spirits; gleeful mood
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to compete with; to vie for
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
both (people); the two of them
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
white hair; (lit.) snow of the head
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic