social meeting place; watering hole
every evening; every night
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
women's group; women's association
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
furnishings; implements; equipment
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
modern state; modern nation
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
second marriage; remarriage
to provide with funds; to fund; to advance some capital; to furnish with funds
(your, his, her) daughter
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)