wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
town girl; girl raised in a town
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
many; numerous; various; large number of
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
naughty; mischievous; unruly
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
Gyula; Jura (France); Jura
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally