dark night in the rainy season
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
many; a lot; much; multitude
on the occasion of; at the time of
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
one's possessions; ownership
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to need; to call for; to require
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
comfortable rest or sleep
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)