awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to overdo; to do too much
attendance; presence; appearance
to be away from home; to be out of the house
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
haori (Japanese formal coat)
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
color photo; colour photo