(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
people out enjoying the cool breezes
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
common reed (Phragmites australis)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
along the way; along the road
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition