with a friendly grin; smilingly
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
lightly; easily; carelessly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to relax; to feel at home
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
use; utilization; utilisation; application
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
scene; spectacle; sight; view
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
suffix for familiar person
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
close; intimate; on good terms