sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
confusion; mixing; merger
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
running away from home for a very short time
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
in person; personally; directly
having no idea; having no clue
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
wooden building; wooden architecture
reinforcement; strengthening
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
corridor; hallway; passageway
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
2nd day of the month; two days
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
smooth (i.e. without problems)
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
5th day of the month; five days
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
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
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with