salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
self denial; self control
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
how long; how far; how much
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
and; thereupon; because of that
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
opposite side; opposition
having said that; on the other hand
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning