Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
Ono Komachi (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
Ochikubo Monogatari; The Tale of Ochikubo (Heian period Cinderella story)
a drowning man will catch at a straw
tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)
number of copies; circulation
old fashioned-style ice cream (icecream)
juice pressed from a bitter orange; punch (drink)
a matter of life and death
in the prefecture; prefectural
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures
letting (a ball) pass; missing (a grounder); error
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
quick and decisive; fast and daring
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
Europeanization; Europeanisation; Westernization; Westernisation
to mature (esp. by fermentation); to ripen (e.g. wine, cheese); to be properly aged; (arch.) to rot
cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down