freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
flood of emotions; many thoughts
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
clattering; (with a) clunk
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
natto (fermented soybeans)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
round, wooden container for cooked rice
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
Oklahoma mixer (folk dance); Turkey in the Straw