reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
difference; discrepancy; variation
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
great and small; in detail; all
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
town-watches from the Edo period
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)
house; dwelling; human habitation
sight of a sail (in the distance)
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention