reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to go out and away; to leave
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to ask a high price; to overcharge
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to call each other; to call out to one another
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle