will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
in this way; thus; such; uh...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
loud voice; high-pitched voice
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
around the end of (a period of time)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
family; members of a family
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet