to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
fourth day of the month; four days
(not) even once; (not) ever
sleepover; overnight stay
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sewing; needlework; embroidery
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)