so; like this; in this way
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
inverted copper or iron bell shaped like a bowl (sounded when reciting sutras)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to cease; to stop; to be over
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
joke; playfulness; kidding around
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be helpful; to be useful
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
at first; in the beginning; originally
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
practice; practising; experience
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
good-for-nothing; worthless
marriage proposal; courtship
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
have a good day; take care; see you
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to annoy; to cause trouble
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to make an appearance; to show up
Gion-sha (former name for Yasaka-Jinja)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
only; merely; but; no more than
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point