stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
existence; being; presence
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to set (sun); to become dark
drinking bout; merrymaking
the same generation; coeval
to run around; to bustle about
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
Buddhist (household) altar
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
meaning; significance; sense
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
individual; private person; personal; natural person
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened