near the pond; edge of a pond
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
evening; early night hours
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
don't worry; no worries; never mind
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)