novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
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)
books related to the calendar; the calendar; the almanac
distribution; circulation
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
image; figure; figure; form; image
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
of course; certainly; naturally
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
New Year's period (January 1 to 3)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
noted priest; celebrated priest
portrait; likeness; picture
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back