cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to call each other; to call out to one another
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
retainer; vassal; servant
this family; we; this house
simply; merely; only; solely
to invite; to show (someone) in
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
interval; break; pause; spare moment
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
good person; virtuous person
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...