to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
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; matsuri
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
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
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
that is to say; so that means
bad(-tasting); 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
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
with a friendly grin; smilingly
still (continuing); as ever; further
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
patting; stroking; caressing
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent