Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
miscellaneous problems; miscellaneous subjects (themes)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
heating; application of heat
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
midsummer; height of summer
beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
town; city; municipal; urban
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
each house; every house; many houses
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
lately; recently; nowadays