mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
free time; time at leisure
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit