person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
simmering; (boiling) gently
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to discuss; to talk together
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to brighten; to grow light
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
number one; first; best; most; game; round
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
time; hour; period; class
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
expression; look; countenance; face
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person