round shape; circle; circular form
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
hokora; small wayside shrine
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
travellers' inn; stage inn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)