to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
person being waited for; person who waits
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
measurement error; calculation error
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
head of a sleeping person
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
moving about; stirring about
road approaching a shrine
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
watering hole; watering place
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
no!; no no!; no, not at all