happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
sudden drop; precipitous slope
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
people; men and women; each person; everybody
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
souvenir store; gift shop
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
handler (esp. of dogs); handler (software routine)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far