inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
book; volume; this; present; main; head
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
sunlight; rays of the Sun
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
young wife; young married woman
mistress; kept woman; concubine
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
contest; comparison; competition
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
empty residence; empty estate; empty lot
seventh day of the month; seven days