leaping for joy; exultation
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
center; centre; metropolis
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
department store; department
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
village office; local administration office in a village
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
labor problem; labour problem
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
double; twice (as much); twofold
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
Ookouchi Masatoshi (1878.12.6-1952.8.29)
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
naval arsenal; naval shipyard
experimental; provisional
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition