long (time); protracted; prolonged
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
that day; the very same day
small hill; low hill; hillock
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(not so) much; (not) very
traditional style of Japanese residential architecture
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
bent back; hunchback; stoop
house to house; door to door
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
Otsu-e; Edo-period folk art genre of painting originating in Ōtsu
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to hang (something) on the wall
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
high steward; grand master
one's possessions; ownership