foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
country; territory; domain; realm
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
now; the present time; just now; another; more
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
ago; since; before; previous
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
time; hour; period; class
the bottom of one's heart
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
the West; the Occident; Western countries
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze