guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
(social) class; rank; grade
banquet or reception hall
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
deep inside; innermost place
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
don't you think?; indicates question
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
close; intimate; on good terms
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
junior high school student; middle school pupil
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
second day of the month; two days