to ask; to enquire; to query
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
on the occasion of; at the time of
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
identifiable; personalized
(one) letter; (one) character
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside; view of a light green mountain; mountain that appears green from afar
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
waste of time; killing time
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)