(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
middle of the month; mid-month
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
tidal bore; eagre; rumbling noise that accompanies a tidal bore; tsunami; tidal wave
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
boy; son; baby boy; young man
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to set up shop; to open a store
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to turn something (forcefully)
silkworm growing-bed; rack of shelves for rearing silkworms; silkworm shelf; bunk; one of a tier of bunks; cramped bedroom