light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
light pink; light crimson
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
freely; frankly; without reserve
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
every year; yearly; annually
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
participation; joining; entry
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
same generation; one's generation
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
traditional inn priding itself on its cuisine; Japanese-style restaurant with an attached inn
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
superb view; picturesque scenery
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind