with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
partly open; in half bloom
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
graceful young woman; sylph
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
counter for helmets, etc.
to take turns; to mingle together
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
snake; serpent; large snake
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
corridor; hallway; passageway
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
a pair (of shoes or socks)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching