elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold something reverently with both hands
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
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
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
village headman; village mayor
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
district; section; sector
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
river; stream; River; the ... river
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
don't you think?; indicates question
until now; so far; up to the present
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
environment; circumstance
considerably; greatly; a lot
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit