raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool
administration of property; custodianship; receivership
collected item; artifact (in museum, etc.)
festival float mounted with a decorative halberd
fixing one's aim in life; deciding one's life goal
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
artists' world; painting circles
Imperial Household Agency
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
the other day; some time ago; recently
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
repeatedly; several times; many times
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
under repair; out of service
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to need; to require; to take; to demand
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
10,000,000,000; ten billion
how many months?; how long?