after a long time; for the first time in a while
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
all night long; all through the night
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
using one's arms as a pillow
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
four (long cylindrical things)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
(arch.) short roughly woven fence; divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
ceremonial piles of sand (placed on both sides of an entrance to greet an important personage)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
folding; collapsible; telescopic
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
congratulation; celebration
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)