to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
to relax; to feel at home
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
practice; practising; training; study
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
care; precaution; guarding; caution
capable of anything; liable to do
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
paste; glue; clothing starch
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament