to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
second day of the month; two days
to peddle (goods); to hawk
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
the same; the said; likewise
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
the present year; at that time
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!