book; volume; this; present; main; head
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
many; numerous; various; large number of
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to go past; to pass; to pass by
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
way; method; means; resource; course
school building; schoolhouse
(dead) end; end of the line
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to make merry; to be festive
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to be needed; to be wanted