sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
tea and cakes; refreshments
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
covered with; stained; smeared
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
thoughtless; heedless; rash
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
admiration; being impressed (by)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
rather; sooner; preferably
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
gaiters; leggings; puttees
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
history of; experience of
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland