to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
after a long time; for the first time in a while
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
kindness; intimacy; friendship
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
order-taking; salesperson
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to