grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
during imprisonment; while in jail
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
governing; administration; state policy
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
tide; current; tendency; trend
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
rebellion; great uprising
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
noble orchid (Cymbidium goeringii)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)