birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
in the same way as; just like
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
smoothly; easily; readily
in the end; on top of that
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan