for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(social) class; rank; grade
common people; ordinary people; masses
to approach; to draw near
Ashikaga period (i.e. Muromachi period; 1336-1573)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
kumi odori; traditional Ryūkyūan dance style
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
gazing at (in wonderment)
every evening; every night
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
connection; link; relationship
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
ryūsō; traditional Okinawan clothing
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
dark blue cloth with white splash patterns
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
gaiters; leggings; puttees
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to peddle (goods); to hawk
woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
ban; prohibition; taboo; law; ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
on the other hand (esp. when the latter is positive); on the contrary; in contrast; conversely; while
unique; peculiar; singular
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
reason for being; raison d'être