teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
proposed site; site chosen
retired and quiet; secluded
even though things may appear this way
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
on the way back; returning
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
interview (e.g. for a job)
presence; sitting with; being with
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
for example; for instance; e.g.
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
counter for wheels and flowers
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
representative; exemplary; model
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)