palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
older sister and younger brother
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
senior high school student
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to become better; to improve
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
police; police officer; police station
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
older brother; elder brother
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
river; stream; River; the ... river
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post