to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
pastel-colored; pastel-coloured; in pastel shades
colour; color; hue; tints
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
detour; circumvention; turning movement
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
matcha; powdered green tea
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to accept (something) with thanks
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile