before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to subsist; to keep on living
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be born; to come into the world
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
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 get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be silent; to say nothing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
master; teacher; stable master
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to perceive; to understand
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look around; to survey
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
how many times; how often
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling