guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to boost; to force up; to push up
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
so; like this; in this way
story; tale; talk; discussion
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to talk; to chat; to chatter
study; diligence; discount; reduction
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story