buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
low tone; bass; low voice
to step forward; to volunteer
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to begin to walk; to set out
the deceased; the departed
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
(sliding) glass door; patio door; small floor-level opening through which dirt is swept
to face on; to look out on to
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
forty-ninth day after a person's death
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
portrait of deceased person
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to provide; to arrange; to install
financial power; financial means; wealth
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
built-in; fixed; attached