mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
discipline; training; teaching manners
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
infant; baby; little child
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
a few years ago; some years back
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
visit (from someone); call
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
natural growth; wild growth
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
Tottori (city, prefecture)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to visit; to call on; (arch.) to make a noise
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
alone; by oneself; on one's own