by means of; due to; because of; according to
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to square one's shoulders
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
chestnut (horse coat color)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
joke; playfulness; kidding around
imagination; supposition; guess
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed