being startled; getting a shock
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
reluctance; regret; frugality
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
to need; to demand; to take; to require
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
consequently; as a result
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
individual; private person; personal; private
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
spring water; clear (pure) water
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
recommendation; endorsement
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
shock; shaking; concussion