giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
confections; sweets; candy; cake
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
determination; esprit de corps
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
Fukunaga Takehiko (1918-1879)
Nakamura Shin'ichirō (1918-)
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to say no more; to sink into silence
fast-talking; rapid talking
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)