and; thereupon; because of that
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
master; teacher; stable master
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
unexpectedly; surprisingly
after a long time; for the first time in a while
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade