across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
low dining table; tea table
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
I see; that's right; indeed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
and yet; though; when; in spite of
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
feudal retainer or warrior
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid