to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
castella (type of sponge cake)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
Imperial cortege (procession)
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice; twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar; year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)
many problems; various problems
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
traditional; customary; conventional
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction