fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
transfer; transport; removal
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
the place for; the time for; the level of
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
boy; son; baby boy; young man
name; given name; first name
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
fully prepared; all ready
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
one's own child; one's own children
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
almost; roughly; approximately