to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to have a talk; to tell a story
while; during; while; although; all; both
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
hayfield; field of miscanthus
deity enshrined at Hie Shrine (in Shiga and Tokyo)
place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
almost; roughly; approximately
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to become better; to improve