circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to pass (of time); to elapse
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
home area; home town; local
to be intimate with; to befriend
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
main temple building; nave
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
one day; (on) a certain day
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)