looking or acting as if one owned the place
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
night watch; fire watchman
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
8th day of the month; eight days
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
Buddhist memorial service
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
about when; about what time; how soon
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
10th day of the month; ten days
soot-colored bamboo (coloured); bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
to make an appearance; to show up
13th day of the month; 13 days
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
common people; ordinary people; masses
middle of the night; dead of night