indeed; really; truly; very much
Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
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.)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to put someone to work; to make someone work
tedious; boring; being fed up with
distinction; differentiation; classification
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
neri yōkan; firm adzuki-bean jelly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to compete with; to vie for
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron