carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
immediately; right away; on the spot
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be conspicuous; to stand out
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
handiwork; handicraft; homemade
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
everywhere; all over; throughout
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
violent emotion; passion; fury
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
preface; introduction; preamble
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
title; index; heading; headline; caption