chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
ceremony; celebration; law code
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
world; society; people; the public
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
sympathy; compassion; pity
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
work; business; company; study
technique; art; skill; move
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
troubled times; turbulent times
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation