heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
pride; boast; credit (to)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
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to concern; to be related
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
missing someone; loathing to part
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
unimpressive; unimpressed
to skip over; to miss reading
elegance; taste; refinement
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
several years standing; over several years
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
early on; earlier on; from early
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to happen upon (someone or something); to happen to meet
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
striped beakfish (Oplegnathus fasciatus)