how many years; how long; what year
March; third month of the lunar calendar
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
and then; and so; and; so then
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
long ago; already; a long time ago
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to take; to catch; to capture
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits