ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
how can (one) do something
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
(arch.) to wear on the head; to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master; to wear such cloth on the left shoulder; to be injured
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
town girl; girl raised in a town
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
woman; female; feminine gender
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
carving; engraving; chiselled features
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
application (of ointment, etc.)
true to one's name; living up to one's name
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)