humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
good feeling; feeling good
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to relax; to feel at home
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
management; administration; operation
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded