to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
counter for helmets, etc.
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
history of; experience of
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
everywhere; all over; throughout
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
notebook; account book; register
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
account book; register; ledger
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
(Edo-period) account book
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
to have a meal (before doing something); to fortify oneself with a meal
to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come
traveling incognito; travelling incognito
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
opening a book; opening (part) of a book
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
The Book of Documents; The Book of History; Shujing; Shu Ching
and (also); both ... and; as well as
The Classic of Poetry; The Book of Songs; The Book of Odes; Shijing; Shih Ching
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
farming; agriculture; cultivation
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
successive generations; successive emperors
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.