toilet; lavatory; powder room
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
in spite of; regardless of
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
north entrance; north exit
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to miss out on going; to fail to go
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
hot spring district (within a town)
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)