preparation; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
all-night vigil over a body; wake
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be boiled; to be cooked
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
confections; sweets; candy; cake
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
it seems so; that's what it looks like
even more; still more; further
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
returning from school; going home from school
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal