split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
small restaurant; eating house
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
primness; prim person; clear soup
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
memory; sense; experience
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
beginning; outset; first; onset
business trip; official trip
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
hard to reach place; remote place
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
both; both sides; both parties