anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
this occasion; at this time; now
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
fine weather; fair weather
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
fate; destiny; predestination
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
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)