to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
to state; to express; to mention
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)