rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
at that time; in those days
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
other than; excluding; without
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
river; stream; River; the ... river
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
control; management; supervision
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to burst into leaf; to sprout
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
level ground; horizon; field of view
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
to go out in a merry mood
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business