irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
shellfish; seashell; shell
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
family of Shinto priests serving a shrine on a hereditary basis
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
meeting; greeting; welcome
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
wherein; therein; thereinto
touting; tout; barker; pander
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
free (of charge); gratuitous
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
before the gate; in front of the gate
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda