social meeting place; watering hole
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
very much; exceedingly; extremely
healthy; sound; wholesome
third day of the month; three days
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
extensive knowledge; erudition
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip