natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
encouragement; urging; spurring on
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
interference; meddling; butting in
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
messenger; envoy; emissary
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
every person; each one; everybody
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present