to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
one's husband; one's wife
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
boiled and half-dried bonito
striking; remarkable; considerable
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
pronunciation; production of sound
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
occasional; infrequent; rare
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
ancestor; forefather; foremother
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
height of summer; hottest part of summer