to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
home; household; family; hearth
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
welcome; (warm) reception
caller; visitor; company; guest
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...