present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
Tempo Reforms (series of government measures, 1841-1843 CE)
(how) many times; (how) often
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
hedge; fence; border; limit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
general idea; concept; notion
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
care; precaution; guarding; caution
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
like this; this sort; this way