rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
person who is coming (esp. to join a household as a bride or groom)
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
general term; generic name
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
Oriental paper bush (Edgeworthia chrysantha); mitsumata
to make something (e.g. paper) from wet, pulpy material by spreading it thin and drying it
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
trade; buying and selling