October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
store interior; inside of a shop
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
invisibly; secretly; privately
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
furnishings; implements; equipment
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)