bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
failure; mistake; blunder
commuting to school; school commute
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
Kyoto-Otsu; Kyoto and Otsu; (arch.) Kyoto-Settsu; (arch.) Kyoto and Settsu
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; lady; adult female
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
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
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
bringing; taking; carrying
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...