tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
don't you think?; indicates question
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
young person; youth; young
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
becoming a lordless samurai
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
one's last moments; hour of death
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
pretension; conceit; hubris
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
important post; important office; key position