to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
too busy to deal with; unable to keep up
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to limp; to drag one's feet
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
how long; how far; how much
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
front shrine; hall of worship
court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall
shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
special; particular; peculiar; unique
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
meeting place; club; workplace (Edo period); office
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
younger half-sister (by a different mother)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)