separation; farewell; parting
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
third day of the month; three days
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
while; during; performed in this condition
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to rally; to make a comeback
to gain fame; to make one's name
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
commander; general; leader
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
in succession; one after another
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially