low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
through; by way of; after; via
many; a lot; much; multitude
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to name; to call; to christen; to term
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
in the morning; during the morning
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
food and drink; eating and drinking
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
activity; briskness; prosperity
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)