hard to reach place; remote place
noted product; local specialty
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
sea air; sea breeze; ocean and atmosphere; type of yarn-dyed silk goods
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
foreign enemy; outside invader
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
classical elegance; antiquity
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
elopement; running away with a lover
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
playing cards; mahjong tiles made of animal bone
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
original intention; initial resolution
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to stop; to quit; to put an end to