relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
commuting to school; school commute
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
interested person; volunteer; supporter
emergency; unexpectedness
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
ceremony; celebration; law code
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to invite; to show (someone) in
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce