to become brilliant; to become cheerful
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to encamp; to take up positions
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (for New Year and the Emperor's birthday)
to appear in the newspaper
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
greatness; excellence; magnificence
around the world; throughout the world
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
don't worry about it; forget about it
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
January; first month of the lunar calendar
kindergarten enrollment fee; kindergarten enrolment fee; entrance fee (for a park, zoo, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
unqualified; without qualifications
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags