trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
system; institution; organization; organisation
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
study; library; den; home office; reading room
light; right; right field; right fielder
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
longing for others; wanting company
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat