lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
dusk; nightfall; twilight
scenery; scene; landscape
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
bipartite; in two parts; double
metre; meter; meter; gauge
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to get angry; to become perverse
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
drinking straight from a bottle
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising