warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
parade float; festival float
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
festival; feast; carnival
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
home area; home town; local
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
in that way; thus; so; so?
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
town girl; girl raised in a town
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
torii; Shinto shrine archway
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
crow (Corvus spp.); raven