near; close; beside; third person
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
image; figure; figure; form; image
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
after that; afterwards; thereafter
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
impromptu drawing composed at a gathering
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
carving; engraving; chiselled features
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
long ago; a long time ago; already
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago