to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
every month; each month; monthly
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
regular festival; annual festival
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
Buddhist lantern festival
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
father and mother; parents
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe