depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
revision (of text); alteration; change
on the occasion of; at the time of
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
Japan and Vietnam; Japanese-Vietnamese
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
(period of) a year; during an era
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
warm country; warm region
imagination; supposition; guess
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
level ground; plain; flatland
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result