base (military, expedition, etc.)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
tenement house; row house
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Sugita Genpaku (1733-1817)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income