implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
wealthy person; millionaire
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
open; public; official; overt
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to lay aside; to set aside
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
expression of love; showing love
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
untouched; unused; intact
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
sincere; honest; faithful
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
of no interest; not interested
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
living thing; living creature; animal; life
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one