receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
early on; earlier on; from early
back side; back end; posterior; rear
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
ability; performance; efficiency
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
like this; this sort; this way
please; somehow or other; one way or another
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
passage; path; route; one's way
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
as you see; as you can see
infancy; childhood; tender age
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
if it is the case that ...
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
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)
simmering; (boiling) gently
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)