ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
creation; Creation (by God)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
as far as the eye can see
wooden building; wooden architecture
shoji (paper sliding door)
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
type of jōruri narrative performance
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
rational; logical; coherent
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Harada Naojirou (1863.10.12-1899.12.26)
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
consequence; outcome; result; blame
future (usually near); prospects