alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
Yakushima cedar (esp. one over 1000 years old)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
both sides; two sides; double-sided
carving; engraving; chiselled features
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks