year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
chaps (in the skin); cracks
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
aborted fetus (foetus); miscarried fetus; stillborn fetus; newborn baby
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
old Kanto-area folk songs
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
thus; in this way; like this
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
village office; local administration office in a village
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course