informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
use; utilization; utilisation; application
the same place; that place
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
is something that; is that which
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
(social) position; status
factory; manufactory; works; mill
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to recall; to remember; to recollect
one thin flat object; one sheet
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
quantity or volume of water