willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
building lot; residential land
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
boarding house; school dormitory
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
shallow hat with a round top (looking like a half manjū)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
action of making something; -ification
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
Army Minister; Minister of War
the staff; inside the department