for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
new book; new publication
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
manuscript; version; draft
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
universal serial bus; USB
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
writing (e.g. as a profession)