anecdote; brief (comic) story
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
ostentatious; gaudy; showy
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
going off to urinate together
to push aside; to push one's way through
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
twilight; dusk; faint light
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer