birth; creation; formation
gathering spot; center; centre
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
every year; yearly; annually
head house (family); birthplace; originator
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
notice; notification; report; posting
anticipation; expectation
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
day after day; day by day
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
jewel; precious stone; gem
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
briskly; quickly; promptly
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
glibly; volubly; at great length
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
breadth of mind; generosity; magnanimity
admiration; wonder; astonishment
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around