establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
this (very thing); this precisely
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
ringing; throbbing violently
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
self-; from (a time or place)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
in company; among people; philtrum
in high spirits; excited; energetic
real hair; one's own hair
every year; yearly; annually
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
heating; application of heat
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
postpositions (in Japanese); particles
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
study group; study meeting
long time; several hours; long spell
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
all you can drink; bottomless cup
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate