master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to rebuild; to reconstruct
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
main festival; main day of a festival
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
just past noon; afternoon
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to lie down; to throw oneself down
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
another's parent; another's parents
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
marriage proposal; marriage talks