to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
start of work; commencement; opening
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
several people; a few people
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...