to get someone to say; to make someone say
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
it is I who should say so
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
being very busy; busyness
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
have a good day; take care; see you
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
when; how soon; how long until
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
indicate reason; infers some protest
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
every single word and phrase; word by word
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
opposite side; other side; other party
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
distributary; tributary; branched flow (river, current, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load