knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
quotation; citation; reference
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
Tamenaga Shunsui (1790-1843)
novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
example of use; usage example; use example
simply; merely; only; solely
Shikitei Sanba (novelist) (1776-1822)
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
the other day; a few days ago
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity