8000; eight thousand; many
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
(someone else's) child; child; kid
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
pull; patronage; tug; discount
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
around the end of (a period of time)
to move; to move to a new location
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
change of air; change of scenery
back country; remote countryside
go that far; to that extent
to chase; to run after; to pursue
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days