useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
freely; frankly; without reserve
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to be relieved; to feel relieved
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
supreme; greatest; highest; best
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
bringing; taking; carrying
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
to be entwined; to be involved
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)