marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
government forces; loyalist army
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to say no more; to sink into silence
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
triangle; triangular shape
Tanaka Koutarou (1880-1941)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
district; section; sector
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
accomplished lady; talented woman; eminent woman
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
the other day; lately; recently
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
fake; forgery; counterfeit; unusual item; something strange
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard