holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
delicious-looking; tasty-looking; hot; sexy; desirable
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to talk; to chat; to chatter
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
fully prepared; all ready
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything