innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
help; assistance; service
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
something wrapped in a furoshiki
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
action of making something; -ification
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to discuss; to talk together
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to join forces with; to cooperate with
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
unusual trick; rarely seen skill
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
downward glance; contemptuous look
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck
(wearing) low over one's eyes
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant