incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to have a reason; to have an excuse
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
imperial visit; imperial outing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to knit one's brows; to frown
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way