to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
(United States of) America; USA
form; shape; figure; visage
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
this and that; such and such
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
source of funds; resources; finances
depression; recession; slump
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
on the occasion of; at the time of
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
southern part; the south (of a region)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly