(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
retention; maintenance; preservation
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to breathe while sleeping
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
grandfather; male senior-citizen
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
close; intimate; on good terms
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
writing; composition; essay; sentence
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
mirror surface; lens surface
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)