to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to entice
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
soup ingredients (esp. seafood, tofu, egg)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to have a talk; to tell a story
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
something like ...; something called ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to pile up; to accumulate
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)