bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
presence; sitting with; being with
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
with a friendly grin; smilingly
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
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
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
manners; courtesy; etiquette
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
generation; the world; the age
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
end; close; conclusion; termination
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
society; public; community; social studies
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
difficult to ...; hard to ...
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else