fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to have a talk; to tell a story
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
contest; comparison; competition
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
one thin flat object; one sheet
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
going to the capital; working in a government office
men and women of all ages
decrease; reduction; decline
something like ...; something called ...
future (usually near); prospects