personality; style; appearance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
well-known store; famous shop
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
great person; eminent figure
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be remembered; to go down in history
favorite; favourite; habitually used
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
else; in addition; besides
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) person accomplished in the arts
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer