decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
(paper) cord for tying the hair
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to ask; to enquire; to query