family-oriented; familial
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
Japanese food; Japanese meal
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
set meal; special (of the day)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
estimate (of costs); budget
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
accounting; administration (of money)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be found; to be discovered
position; job; employment; opening
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to be kind to; to treat kindly