dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
moving tale; impressive tale
praise; glorification; extolment
various countries; various regions; various provinces
New Year's Eve; December 31
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to pay attention; to be watchful
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
notes; comment; remark; annotation
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
war; fighting; fierce competition
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
woman; lady; adult female