I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
pleased to make your acquaintance
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
first world problem; good problem to have
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
pristella tetra (Pristella maxillaris); X-ray tetra
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
expresses reverence towards the listener; expresses politeness towards the listener
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
(navigable) canal; waterway