coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
meaning; significance; sense
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
several years; a few years
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
huge rock; massive boulder
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
ago; since; before; previous