to say; to be called; to do
lately; recently; nowadays
devotion; attachment; infatuation
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
major dealer; wealthy merchant
15th day of the 8th lunar month
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
evening; early night hours
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
to be surprised; to be astonished
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
many; much; plenty; hardly
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
now that; since; so long as; because
(arch.) moon of the 13th day of 9th lunar month; leap month
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the other day; a few days ago
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)