suffix for familiar person
hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
master; teacher; stable master
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
the thirty guardian deities (one for each day of the lunar month)
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)
tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
within the year; before the year is out
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
circular; circulating letter
rented house; house for rent
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to happen to hear; to overhear
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
temple elementary school (Edo period)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely