volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be able to manage somehow or another
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
three; three years of age
ice cream soda; icecream soda
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how can (one) do something
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?