to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Museum of Modern Art, Saitama
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
loveable; very likeable; like very much
next term; next period; next version; next release
branch office; branch store
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
as a child; when one was a child; childhood