composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
automatic; intransitive verb
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
national costume; (in) native dress
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
platform; home; home base; home plate
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
trauma (usu. psychological)
even if; even though; however; no matter how