giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
belief; faith; conviction
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
caller; visitor; company; guest
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
placing a meal in front of one
clearing up leftover food and dishes
to have a talk; to tell a story
convenient; handy; useful
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
a few years ago; some years back
intelligence or information network
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to happen to hear; to overhear
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
determination; resolution
the matter you have been talking about
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
long time (since the last time); first in a long time