to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to lose sight of; to miss
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
welcome; (warm) reception
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
after that; afterwards; thereafter
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
name; given name; first name
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time