lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
several minutes; a few minutes
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
about when; about what time; how soon
don't you think?; indicates question
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
what do you want?; can I help you?
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
in comparison to; rather than
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
in one's own way or style
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
tradition; legend; folklore
of all things (days, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)