strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
greeting; a fine thing to say
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be silent; to say nothing
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
prompt answer; immediate reply; direct answer; personal response; answering in person
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
empty (useless) formalities
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(not) even once; (not) ever
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it