festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to appear in the newspaper
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
they; those guys; those fellows
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
(not) even once; (not) ever
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
accumulation; accumulate; store
material; materials; data; information; documents
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
encouragement of learning
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)