please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
to attempt; to test; to try out
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
ten; 10; ten years of age
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
three parts; three copies
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
posterity; future life; life to come
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
indeed; really; truly; very much
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
single word; a few words; brief comment
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
incident; affair; happening; event
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
Utsubo Monogatari (Heian period narrative); The Tale of the Hollow Tree
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at that time; in those days
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
passing on by word of mouth; oral tradition