longed-for; anxiously awaited
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
festival; feast; carnival
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
very likely; very probable
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
that is to say; so that means
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
surname; family name; last name
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
the opposite sex; isomerism
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
with a friendly grin; smilingly
still (continuing); as ever; further