interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
only; merely; but; no more than
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
as (one) walks on, and on
house; dwelling; human habitation
direct unforked road; straight path
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
of course; certainly; naturally
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
evening; sunset; nightfall
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
discovery; detection; finding
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to sit down; to take a seat
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to order; to command; to appoint
four-legged tray for festive food
side dish; supplementary food
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)