I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
control; management; supervision
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
low-grade prostitute; prostitute working from boats on the Sumida River
thousand years; very long period; forever
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
and so; therefore; for that reason
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
every evening; every night
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
and; thereupon; because of that
way; course; the only way
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
to make merry; to be festive
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
needless to say; obviously; of course
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
sun and moon; time; the years; the months
very; much; greatly; a lot of
dignity; majesty; sanctity
something; what; why; how
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)