the other day; lately; recently
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
sake drunk while viewing cherry blossoms
to make merry; to be festive
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
(cash) advance; payment ahead of time
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to do for (the sake of someone else)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
on hand; readily available
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
late at night; at a late hour
to be or remain always on hand
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
in the meantime; meanwhile
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group