reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to pass (of time); to elapse
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Kitano-tenmangu (shrine in Kyoto)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to provide; to arrange; to install
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to gather; to collect; to assemble
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave