establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
common people; ordinary people; masses
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
invisibly; secretly; privately
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be conspicuous; to stand out
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
before the gate; in front of the gate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
tall figure; high stature
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai