lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
free time; time at leisure
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to think of; to come up with
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
conviction; belief; confidence
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one