scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
world; society; people; the public
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be too numerous; to be too much
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
gambling den; gambling house
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to lose sight of; to miss
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that