to be imaginable; to be conceivable
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
rostrum; the world of criticism
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
motive power; driving force
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
movement to overthrow the shogunate (mid-19th century)
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
young master; young gentleman
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
women's New Year (15th day of the first month of the year); New Year for women who were too busy to celebrate on the 1st (Kyoto-Osaka)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
custom; practice; convention; precedent
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to prostrate oneself before
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
trouble; bother; annoyance
business; errand; nature of one's business
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
to provide; to arrange; to install