to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
mutual financing association
to make publicly known; to profess to be; to pretend to be; to pass off for; to pose as
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to take turns; to mingle together
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
variety of ceremonial dress made of intertwined cloth and silk threads
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
tucking up the hem of one's garments
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
stairs; stairway; staircase
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
(your, his, her) daughter
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of