various countries; various regions; various provinces
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
road approaching a shrine
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
roadside tree; row of trees
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
same village; that village
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
shyness; bashfulness; shame
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
intimacy; sexual intercourse
(not) even once; (not) ever
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk