urban areas; the streets; town; city
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
congratulation; celebration
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to claim victims; to cause casualties
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
briskly; quickly; promptly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to neglect; to ignore; to slight; to be indifferent to
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out