embodiment; realization; materialization
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to jump up and down; to hop
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
three; three years of age
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
rather; sooner; preferably
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
all; entire; whole; altogether
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
children's song; nursery rhyme
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
laughing foolishly; cackling
great laughter; burst of laughter
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol