to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
call; summons; convening; convocation
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
homecoming; returning home
every person; each one; everybody
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
mountain road; mountain trail
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
interior design; interior; upholstery
dining; dining room; meal
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect