celebrating recovery from illness
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
letter; missive; note; mail
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
indicate reason; infers some protest
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
display window; shop window; store window
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
secret; private; surreptitious
tune (melody, piece of music)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with