new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to be transparent; to show through
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
particular; hard to please; fussy
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
famous brand of sake; choice sake
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
behavior; behaviour; manner
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
Higashitagawaguntachikawamachi
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)