branch office; agency; sub-branch
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
indecent; shameful; unsightly; pathetic
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
festival; feast; carnival
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that day; the very same day
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to become settled; to be fixed
while; during; performed in this condition
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
book; volume; this; present; main; head
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)