one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
in terms of; from the point of view of
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
bad habit; peculiarity; weakness
congestion (e.g. traffic); overcrowding; convergence (esp. optical)
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
completion of construction work
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
economic; financial; fiscal
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
Tokiyama Naohachi (1838.1.1-1868.5.13)
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
sabotage; slow-down tactics
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
good harbor (harbour); fine harbor
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
fuel and water; firewood and water; gathering firewood and drawing water; kitchen work; housework
sunshade; sunscreen; window shade; blinds
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed