nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
until now; so far; up to the present
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to recall; to remember; to recollect
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give