Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
raising and lowering; loading and unloading
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to choke; to have trouble breathing
husband and wife; married couple
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
having sociable manners; sociable
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
philandering; itch for women
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
household economy; family finances
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
near oneself; close to one; familiar
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to shout (in anger); to yell