to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
governor-general; governor; viceroy
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
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
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to recall; to remember; to recollect
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
road approaching a shrine
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
a little; a bit; slightly
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
schoolgirl; female student
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing