standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
to relax; to feel at home
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to entertain; to make welcome
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
business discussion; negotiation
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
guidance; leadership; leading the way
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be sooty; to be stained
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to say; to be called; to do
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
considerably; fairly; quite