to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to stretch (unbend) oneself
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to cease; to stop; to be over
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
not caring; not giving a damn
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
rice grown on dry land; dry land rice plant
both; both sides; both parties
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time