quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
training; drill; practice; discipline
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to be softened; to calm down
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
with no effort at all; easily
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
neighbouring house; neighboring house
suffix for familiar person
hairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
master; teacher; stable master
the thirty guardian deities (a different one for each day)
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)
cupboard or chest for tea implements
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
within the year; before the year is out
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he