to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
had better ...; had better not ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
foster father; adoptive father
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to put on airs; to assume importance
major incident; major happening; big scandal
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
major earthquake; large earthquake
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to become better; to improve
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
book; volume; this; present; main; head
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
diagnosis; medical examination
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune