to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to brush off; to shake off
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
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)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
rather than; more ... than ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
gentle; mild; meek; tender
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
(overnight) stay; lodging
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time