clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to raise one's voice; to shout
suffix for familiar person
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
elder sister; effeminate man
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
counter for chairs or seats
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
directions; instructions; orders; command
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
incident; affair; happening; event
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge