sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
meeting; greeting; welcome
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
had better ...; had better not ...
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends; pattern resembling the symbol #; parallel crosses; number sign; hash
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
of course; certainly; naturally
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
fast-talking; rapid talking
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
living room (Western style); sitting room
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing