party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
place; situation; position; location
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
confusion; distraction; derangement
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow