long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
review (of learned material); revision
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
(written) work; book; writings
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
confinement (for childbirth); bed used by a woman in childbirth; postpartum period; postnatal period
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
one's place of appointment; one's post
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
Nordic countries; Scandinavian countries
fresco; mural; wall painting
national defence; national defense
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
salty sea breeze; salt wind
one-by-one; separately; in detail
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person