cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
tattoo (esp. a tattoo of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo
puffing; chugging; steaming; feeling hot
two classes; double; two sets
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
curtain; hanging; bunting
dated; date; fixed; external
one-yen taxi (in the Taisho and Showa periods); taxi
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
convention; tired tradition; old custom