lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
business use; business purposes
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
successive generations; successive emperors
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
steering (of a boat); steerage
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
environment; circumstance