friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
even though things may appear this way
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
what time; (lit.) which hour
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
loop line; circle line; circle route
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
minimum; at the very least
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street