wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
woman; lady; adult female
Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)
seat of honor; seat of honour
great man; magnanimous man
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
New Year's Eve; December 31
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
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.)
edict; public announcement
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
act of mercy; helping another person
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
shoji (paper sliding door)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful