amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
consolatory look; comforting look
infancy; childhood; tender age
(social) position; status
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to pile up; to accumulate
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
that is to say; so that means
tucking up the hem of one's garments
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
hedge; fence; border; limit
everlasting spring; China rose (Rosa chinensis)