to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to follow another's example
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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 stop by; to drop in for a short visit
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
doing as one pleases; following one's nose
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
shop; store; counter for foldable things such as maps, etc.
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to look around; to take a view of
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
just a minute; small quantity