occasional; infrequent; rare
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
variety of ceremonial dress made of intertwined cloth and silk threads
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
standard; set; routine; decided
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
widow's peak; hairline that grows to a point in the middle of the forehead
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw; socket; receiving window; slot
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
it may be my imagination, but ...; I may be imagining things, but ...
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
gushingly; freely (welling up); copiously
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to become (a state, condition, etc.)