early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
house; dwelling; human habitation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to practice magic; to practise magic
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
gaiters; leggings; puttees
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
scattered animal feed; ground bait
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
(period of) a year; during an era