full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
rope; cord; policeman's rope
each place; various places
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
group; party; team; squad; section
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment); (arch.) electricity
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); (in China) train (i.e. steam locomotive); (arch.) vile old hag
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
matter to be checked or investigated
while; during; while; although; all; both
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move