to ask; to enquire; to query
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(medical) decoction; infusion
fair; exhibition; exposition
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
height of; middle of; full bloom
persons or animals added to a picture; incidental details of a picture
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
great mountain; large mountain
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
temple which issues amulets
father; dad; husband; you; he
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda