to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
founder; organizer; organiser
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
historic; historical; traditional
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
history of Japan; Japanese history
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
long, straight, wide-open highway
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
article; news story; report; account
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
fish-based cooking; fish dish
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
taking care of everything; no need to do anything
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to look forward to something
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who