department store; department
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
watercolorist; watercolourist; watercolor painter; watercolour painter
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc.
while alive; during one's lifetime
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
point in common; common feature
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
deep-seated grudge; hatred
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
addition; increase; Canada
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I regret that; I feel terrible but; I'm sorry but
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
will not do; do not; does not
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
late autumn (fall); ninth month of the lunar calendar
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early on; earlier on; from early
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
Ootani Takejirou (1877.12.13-1969.12.29)
dramatization; dramatisation
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
kabuki; Japanese classical drama