section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
spring snow (usu. large snowflakes)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
lately; recently; nowadays
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
for example; for instance; e.g.
popular singer; singer of pop songs
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi