reception room; parlor; parlour
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
flat-panel television (TV); thin-screen television (TV); thin-model flat-screen television (TV); flat-screen TV
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
failure; mistake; blunder
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
information gap; digital divide
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to lend an ear to; to listen to
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave