striking; remarkable; considerable
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
festival; feast; carnival
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
old body; aged person; elderly person
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
society; public; community; social studies
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
second term; second stage
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
settlement; permanent residency
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to search for; to seek for; to look for
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
war; fighting; fierce competition
dwelling; house; residence; address
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat