to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
due form; official; formality
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
household; home; family; housekeeping
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
day or date of an invitation
sick person; patient; invalid
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
Chinese fancy mouse (usu. all-white with red eyes)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
even though; despite; when
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
national sport (e.g. sumo)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
inside; interior; inner part