Inula japonica; small cart; small carriage
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
Takano Chouei (1804-1850)
to cut loose; to let loose; to cut off; to separate in thought; to consider as independent
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)
to change one's residence
Seabold; Siebold ((Philipp Franz Balthasar von) Siebold, scientific explorer of Japan)
fabrication; lie; fiction
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
the shogunate (administration)
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
fixed rule; usual way; usual method
everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)