merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to speak ill of; to disparage
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
light; easy; non-serious; minor
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
intelligence operative; spy
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
unusual space; other dimension
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
height (of body); stature
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)