trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
how long; how far; how much
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
failure; mistake; blunder
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
many; numerous; various; large number of
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
serious; severe; grave; acute
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
health; healthy; sound; fit
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
charming; fascinating; attractive
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
else; in addition; besides
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in