hakama; man's formal divided skirt
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
confections; sweets; candy; cake
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fortune-telling; divination
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be able to manage somehow or another
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
relish; gusto; appreciation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
emperor (of Japan); mikado
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(someone else's) daughter
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting