black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
small hill; low hill; hillock
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
year in, year out; always; 24-7
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
great laughter; burst of laughter
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
appearance; figure; shape; form
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
3000; three thousand; many
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
in person; personally; directly
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to have (something) innate; to be born with
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal