nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
word; term; language; speech
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
(written) contract; agreement
to whomever; to anybody at all
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
(within a) territory; domains
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
on the way back; when about to go back
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
going on a pleasure jaunt
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
just the other day; quite recently
pure literature; belles-lettres
juvenile; young adult fiction
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
belief; conviction; opinion
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
boarder; boarding student
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)