devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
15th day of the 8th lunar month
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
15th day of the month; 15 days
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
evening; early night hours
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
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
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
(arch.) moon of the 13th day of 9th lunar month; leap month
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
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)
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
else; in addition; besides
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
life release; ceremony of releasing captive animals
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
23rd day of the month; 23 days
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)