large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
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
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
confections; sweets; candy; cake
scolding; reprimand; lecture
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
tingling; stinging; pungently
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to do over; to remake; to resume
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
being sick from drinking contaminated water
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to alternate; to take turns
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly