story; tale; talk; discussion
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
indicate reason; infers some protest
next (day, morning, etc.); following
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
single word; a few words; brief comment
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
retainer; attendant; escort
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to let out a cry; to shout