to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
present; gift; to give a present or gift
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
as you see; as you can see
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
within; inside of; less than
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow