above all; especially; particularly; all the more
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
weave; weaving; woven item
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
breadth of mind; generosity; magnanimity
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
colour; color; hue; tints
to be mixed in with; to blend with
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
joint together; opposite; facing
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
make; workmanship; preparation
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band