friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
tall and steep; severe and dignified; severe and cruel
Sharaku (Edo period painter)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
prime of life; era of national prosperity
drama; theatre; theater; play
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
what time; (lit.) which hour
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
to be needed; to be wanted
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful