town originally built around a temple or shrine
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to look forward to something
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
manuscript; version; draft
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
almost; roughly; approximately
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to examine someone's expression
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
it is not (like that) either
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough