layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
looking from the side; looking aside
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
red-lacquered sword sheath
to make merry; to be festive
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
unexpected meeting; coincidence
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
how many years; how long; what year
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
selling off cheaply (e.g. books); selling below cost price; dumping
leather-soled sandals (geta)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity