song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
bowel movement; evacuation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
all present; all concerned; all of us
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
you (plural); all of you; you all
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)