to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
bonsai; miniature potted plant
street stall; stand; booth
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
in comparison to; rather than
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
spearflower (Ardisia japonica)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
colour; color; hue; tints
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate