one by one; each; every; at intervals of
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
considerably; greatly; a lot
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
very great; enormous; serious
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
immediately carrying out (a plan)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
way one walks; one's walk
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
motherland; fatherland; native country
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to have a talk; to tell a story
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up