kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
six (long cylindrical things)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
river; stream; River; the ... river
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
preliminary investigation; preparation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
way of asking; way of listening; listener
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator