when one finds a moment; when one can find the time
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
situation; business climate; outlook
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
rather; better; instead; if anything
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
temporary residence or shelter
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
men and women of all ages
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air; stuffiness
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to save; to leave over; to spare
with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed