large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
household; home; family; housekeeping
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to care for someone; to look after someone
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
not counted (in the score); not tallied
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
reason; cause; circumstances
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation