enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to ask; to enquire; to query
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
ancestor worshipped as a deity
on the occasion of; at the time of
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
tradition; legend; folklore
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
smoothly; easily; readily