master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
character portrayal; characterization
title; index; heading; headline; caption
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
even if not; even without
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
something small; something petty; trifle
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
blank space; margin; blank canvas
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
Madame Curie; Marie Curie; Maria Skłodowska Curie
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)