to continue to increase; to continue to mount
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
food and drink; eating and drinking
god of fortune; god of wealth
the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures
cake or snack served with tea
university of arts; arts college
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
to fall off; to tumble down
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
grandfather; male senior-citizen
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
horseplay; fooling around
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
noisy; boisterous; turbulent
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)