jumble; hodgepodge; potpourri; heterogenous mixture
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
origin; beginning; source
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to have a smattering knowledge of
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
hereabouts; around there; that area
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to be softened; to calm down
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
clear solution; clean decision
bereavement; separation by death; loss
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
about when; about what time; how soon
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to frolic about; to mess around
to talk the night away; to talk all night
clip-clop (esp. of geta); jingle-jangle (esp. of an old-fashioned shop doorbell); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
quiet; still; surreptitious
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle