long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
coloured paper; colored paper
dry riverbed; river beach
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to rank next to; to come after
big bend (esp. in a road)
moonrise; rise of the Moon
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
life insurance; livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
Kanto Festival (Akita); street light
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
delicious; appetizing; appetising
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
village; hamlet; settlement
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
boasting of one's hometown
few decades; many decades; several decades
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
land near a castle; castle town
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)