to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
phone duty; being on call
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
early to bed early to rise
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
(not so) much; (not) very
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
distant; remote; isolated
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
maintaining the status quo
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
since when; from when; how long
maintenance; preservation; improvement
the world in general; society; convention
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span