to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
last century; ancient times
construction; architecture (of buildings)
solidarity; joint; collective
ancient Shinto music and dancing
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
land near a castle; castle town
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
one thin flat object; one sheet
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
letter; missive; note; mail
writing; composition; essay; sentence
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish