really; truly; indeed; good grief
another; different; separate; discrete
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
season; time of the year; seasonal festival; seasonal banquet; seasonal feast
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
on the way back; returning
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
preparation; arrangements
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
make; workmanship; preparation
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to gather; to collect; to assemble
drinking party; banquet; feast
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
due form; official; formality
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
imperial court; royal court
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
white horse; unrefined sake
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted