prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
quantity of hot spring water
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to shake; to sway; to waver
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
sending back; return to sender
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
serious; severe; grave; acute
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
female university student; female college student
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity