surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
jokingly; in the form of a joke
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
rosary; string of prayer beads
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
to look away; to avert one's eyes
breathing of a sleeping person
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being