to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to claim victims; to leave casualties
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
to read (a book, etc.) over again
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give someone the brown-eye
overseas student; exchange student
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
going from the capital to the provinces; returning after praying at a temple or shrine; coming down from a high place to a low place
for use of customers or guests
human usage; (for) use by people
dinner (esp. a formal one)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
review (of learned material); revision
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
simmer; bubble out; flow out
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to get thin; to taper off
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly