to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
ancient times; prehistoric times
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
turmoil; chaos; confusion
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to walk away; to walk off
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
weather forecast; weather report
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
successively; one after another
postwar period; period after Second World War
activity; briskness; prosperity
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
salad bowl; chopped salad
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
I don't like it; I hate it
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
have a good day; take care; see you
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
to become clear; to be made public
regular customer; general audience; general public
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
toiletries (provided at a hotel, etc.)
gibbon (any small, long-armed ape of family Hylobatidae)