drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
special lecturer; guest lecturer
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
happy memory; sweet memory
locational advantage; advantageous position
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to form a group; to form a bunch
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to come to an end; to close the curtain
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
as a child; when one was a child
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
funny story; funny anecdote
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
cheap article; poor quality article
talking while standing; standing around talking
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to detain; to check; to restrain
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying