suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
electrical machinery; appliances
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
bottle used for warming sake
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
and then; and so; and; so then
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to strangle; to constrict
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
school building; schoolhouse
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
wild goose; glans; head of a penis