fifth lunar month; fourth lunar month
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to be helpful; to be useful
is something that; is that which
horse training or breaking
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
immediate follower (of the shogun)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
flood of customers; roaring business
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
considerably; greatly; a lot
to begin to bloom; to come out
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
old-fashioned and tasteful
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
water's edge; beach; shore
water's edge; shore; waterside
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time