giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
one's own work; making by oneself
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
unfriendly; distant; cold
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
first 10 days of the month
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
show; exhibition; spectacle
street stall; stand; booth
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
every year; yearly; annually
two classes; double; two sets
set of three; three sets; three classes
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
of course; certainly; naturally
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
peas; garden peas; field peas
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
earthenware pot for storing indigo dye
to dye; to colour; to color
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature; counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.)
sudden shower; sudden downpour
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
Saitama (city, prefecture)
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
one edge; one end; one side
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person