insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
announcement flier (e.g. sale at a shop); raffle ticket; lottery ticket; hikifuda (type of playing cards numbered 1-6, used by the bank in tehonbiki); kurifuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
the other day; a few days ago
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to take; to catch; to capture
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
along the river; riverside
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey