regular customer; valued client
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
very interesting; of great interest
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to give an impression; to make an impression
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
every year; yearly; annually
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
sleepover; overnight stay
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to run around; to bustle about
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
entrance; admission; entering
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility