accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
instead; but (on the other hand)
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge