decision; determination; resolution
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
secret; private; surreptitious
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
while; even though; despite
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to redeem (from sin); to save
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in that way; thus; so; so?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one large ...; a great ...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
item; something that one "just has to have"
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become