natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
excursion; field trip; school trip
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
confections; sweets; candy; cake
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
ten; 10; ten years of age
possible; likely; probable
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
senior high school; high school
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor