teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
camp stool; folding stool
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
directly opposite; right in front
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to show signs of; to appear
rivers and mountains; landscape
group; bunch; crowd; group
fortune-telling; divination
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
to pass (of time); to elapse
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
(beautiful) scenery; natural beauty
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
filtration; filtering; percolation
Tanshū (the two former provinces of Tanba and Tango)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)