signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
river; stream; River; the ... river
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to brighten; to grow light
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase