traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
neighboring village; neighbouring village
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to set (sun); to become dark
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to throw away; to abandon
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)