essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
memory; sense; experience
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
charming figure; alluring figure
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
smacking one's lips (over food)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
twice; again; second time
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about