almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
last night; yesterday evening
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
evening; early night hours
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago