you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
to be caught in an evening shower
light; right; right field; right fielder
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
nothing but; none other than
please sit down; please have a seat
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
town councillor; town council member
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
quite; utterly; really; completely
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
in unison; as one; united
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be on the right track; to be close enough
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
reputation; respectability
success or failure; outcome; result
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)