that day; the very same day
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
bento; Japanese box lunch
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
female high-school student
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
action of making something; -ification
strength; power; proficiency; ability
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
as; because; with; due to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
tide; current; tendency; trend
to spread; to be propagated
very; greatly; exceedingly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task