once upon a time; a long time ago
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
whole nation; whole land; whole country
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be born; to come into the world
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
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
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
ninth day of the month; nine days
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)