to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
something like ...; something called ...
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
shoji (paper sliding door)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
this and that; one thing and another
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
arrangements; preparations
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage