to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
another; different; something else
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
large serving; large portion
normal-sized portion; normal serving
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
company; corporation; workplace
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
proud; having a prominent nose
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound