changing completely; transformation
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
castella (type of sponge cake)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
yellow; yellow card; Asian; Oriental
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
Ikameshi (rice-filled squid); stuffed squid
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
deep appreciation; deep gratitude; sincere apology