to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tool; implement; means; furniture
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
flower-shaped family crest
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
palanquin for high-status women (Edo Period)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
edge of the eaves; house frontage
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
principal; main; important; fashionable
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to run around; to bustle about
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
how long; how far; how much
immediate follower (of the shogun)
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like