porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
attendance; participation; presence
foreign; abroad; overseas
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
charming; fascinating; attractive
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
bather; (hot springs resort) guest
business; trade; operations; sales
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying