neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
a little bit; a little while
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
Giants (Japanese baseball team)
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
drinking bout; merrymaking
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
sake drunk while viewing cherry blossoms
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
serious; not joking; straight
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand