local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
second day of the month; two days
within; inside of; less than
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
courteous; decorous; polite
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
this world; this life; world of the living
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
dream for the future; hopes for the future
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
single-mother household; fatherless family
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much