preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
overseas student; exchange student
to gather; to collect; to assemble
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
to rise; to erect; to get up
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to state; to express; to mention
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)