to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
fast-talking; rapid talking
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to discuss; to talk together
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
instead; but (on the other hand)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
each nation; many nations; many countries
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to