get-well card (gift, letter); visit to (inquiry after) a sick person
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
still; even now; to this day
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
establishing oneself in life; success in life
to leave one's hometown to study; (lit.) to carry a case of books
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
independence; self-reliance
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
wherein; therein; thereinto
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
one cause; one reason; one factor
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
anniversary; commemoration
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant