street at night; making a night journey
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
silence (not speaking); muteness
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to hang (something) on the wall
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to thrust away; to send flying
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
drop of water; polka dots
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency