house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
in accordance with; according to
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
corridor; hallway; passageway
neighbourhood; neighborhood
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
ago; since; before; previous
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into