basket; basketball; basket cloth
garden lantern; hanging lantern
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
overlapping; piling; stacking
main shrine; inner sanctuary
tattling; telling on (someone)
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
single-storied house; single-storied building
in order; sequential; seriatim
to rebuild; to reconstruct
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
(committee) chairman; president
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
five (long cylindrical things)
sour look; surly face; pout
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
eye measurement; measure with eye
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
having sociable manners; sociable
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)