to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
as you see; as you can see
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
simply; merely; only; solely
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to develop into a serious incident
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
low dining table; tea table
reopening; resumption; restarting
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
leather-soled sandals (geta)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
Buddhist (household) altar
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
virtue; charm; merit; good point
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
all you want; as much as one wants
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy