influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
criticism; critique; review; commentary
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
transposition; dislocation; rearrangement
management; administration; operation
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to pick up; to find; to gather
lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
the West; the Occident; Western countries
jumping to a hasty conclusion
moisture; humidity; dampness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to forget to say; to forget to mention
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
assertion; declaration; affirmation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage