heap; pile; stack; full measure
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
much less; to say nothing of
possible; likely; probable
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah