talk; story; conversation
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
kimono fabrics shop; draper
young owner; young proprietor
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
night cold; chill of night; cold night
to take a breath; to take a short rest
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dragon god; dragon king; naga
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)