Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
trademark gag; trademark routine
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
that is to say; so that means
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
something like ...; something called ...
greedy; avaricious; covetous
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
approximate age; age range
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
from here; from this place
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
appearance; figure; shape; form
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly