goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
society; the world; the times
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
agricultural course; agricultural department
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood