loud laughter; hearty laugh
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
many; much; plenty; hardly
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
changing completely; transformation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
touting; tout; barker; pander
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
string instrument; stringed instrument
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
remembrance; recollection; recognition
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter