clerical desk; office desk
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
eighth day of the month; eight days
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
solution (esp. to a problem)
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid
to understand; to make out
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
easy to read; legible; clear
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
simple and clear; plain and simple
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
outline; summary; argument
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
university town; college town
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sublime; noble; high-minded
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly