meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to be photographed; to be projected
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
decrease; reduction; decline
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
several years; a few years
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
crest of the Sanada clan (featuring six sen coins, trad. to pay for crossing the Sanzu River)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)