to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be purified; to be cleansed
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
nothing but; none other than
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to begin talking; to open up
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
tradition; legend; folklore
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)