inspection; examination; survey
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
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
for use of customers or guests
to lay aside; to set aside
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
moisture; humidity; dampness
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
muddy water; red-light district
to be muddy; to be slushy
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
siblings; brothers and sisters
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
every place; various places
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature