to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
direct transaction; spot transaction
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
key station; flagship station; leading station of a broadcasting network
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
Tamenaga Shunsui (1790-1843)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
one end; an end; part; fragment
spring water (from melting snow)
novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
illustration (e.g. book); picture
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering