to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
this and that; various things
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
good humour (humor); good mood
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
these guys; these fellows
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
simple store; booth; stall
severe; strict; tough; hard
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
tedious; boring; being fed up with
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
cannot be helped; unavoidable
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
south entrance; south exit
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
close to the wall; alongside the wall
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to brighten; to grow light
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise