witnessing; observing; sighting
on the occasion of; at the time of
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
high and low, and rich and poor
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
ichibuban; Edo-period rectangular coin (usu. gold) worth a quarter ryō
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
German silver; nickel silver; silver coinage imported to Japan during the late Edo and early Meiji periods
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
to disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to get out of bed; to show a leg
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
morning fog; morning mist
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
time; hour; period; class
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob; Welsh onion flower; leek flower; hosta; plantain lily
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
box (built-in) for containing shutters; shutter case; door pocket
tenement house; row house
painting (houses, fences, etc.)