lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to have meaning; to be meaningful
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
glad countenance; joyful look
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to invite in; to show someone in
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
scene; view; prospect; outlook
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
sitting with one's legs out to one side
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
entreaty; supplication; petition
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities