innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to dye fast; to leave undyed
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
here and there; in places
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
to become dim; to become blurred
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
chilled syrup; soft drink of malt syrup mixed with boiling water, ginger juice, grated ginger, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink, similar to ginger ale)
to palm off; to force a sale
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
spraying; sprayer; atomizer; atomiser