lower government office (ritsuryo system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to telephone; to make a phone call
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
all you want; as much as one wants
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
along; parallel to; in accordance with
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
mound covering reverently buried old brushes
roadside tree; row of trees
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
inattention; absent-mindedness
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
near oneself; close to one; familiar