placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to govern; to manage; to subdue
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to say; to tell; to state; to do
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
alone; by oneself; on one's own
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift