hometown; rural township (of China)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
circular box; article for pawning
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
assistant ...; probationary ...
birds and wild animals; wildlife
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
three times; thrice; third (interval)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
security; stability; safety; peace
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
closing years of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration (1850s-1860s); Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration
government forces; loyalist army
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
permanent; permanent wave (hairstyle); perm
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap