character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
being very busy; busyness
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
welcome!; nice to see you!
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
one's habitual seat; regular hall; entertainment hall
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
again; once more; a second time
cooperation; collaboration
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
good prospects; full of hope; promising
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
second; number two; runner-up
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
existence; possession; having; limited company
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery