dance (esp. Western style); dancing
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
clapping and cheering; applause
repeat of a deuce (in tennis, etc.); again
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to burrow through; to dig through
straying; wandering off course
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
as usual; as is one's habit
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
traveler; traveller; stranger
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to badger; to pester; to beg
cheap article; poor quality article
clanging; empty; deserted
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
moist rice cracker; rice cracker covered in a soy-based sauce
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid