old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
joint together; opposite; facing
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
footwear; footgear; shoes
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
a pair (of shoes or socks)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
flight; escape; running away; flying high
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations