conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
original home; birthplace; originator
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
distinctive; characteristic
to walk away; to walk off
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
ability; performance; efficiency
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer