stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
back off!; leave me alone!
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
members; member; constituent
full dress; formal dress; uniform
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
innermost depths of one's heart
light pink; light crimson
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
state of selflessness; state of no-self; egoless state; state of total absorption; flow state; being in the zone
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
seal (letters, documents, etc.)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to fit (inside something)
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
mobilization; mobilisation
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family