banquet or reception hall
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
man; male; masculine gender
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
wife and children; (arch.) wife
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
age range; age-group; age bracket
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
each; (arch.) you (plural)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
shoes strictly prohibited
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to relax; to feel at home
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
under development; in development
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
play equipment; playground equipment
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust