society; company; the public; the world
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
appearance; air; mien; getup
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
historic; historical; traditional
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
single door (as opposed to a double door)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
cotton batting; cotton wadding; cotton padding
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined