modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
derivation; development; offshoot
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
officially sanctioned brothel (Edo-period)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
owner of a brothel or restaurant
store name written on a noren
first generation; founder
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
suffix appended to someone else's family members
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
carving; engraving; sculpture
to lose sight of; to miss