talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
admiration; being impressed (by)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
last business day of the year
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
middle period; medium-term
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy
to understand (each other); to comprehend
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
homecoming; returning home
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to mourn over the death of
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
summer vacation; summer holidays
winter vacation (holidays)
spring term (e.g. school); spring period
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine