in the end; on top of that
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem; moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc.
being pendent; hanging down
ideation; process of forming and relating ideas; to ideate
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
to stamp (one's mark, etc.); to seal; to leave (one's footprints, etc.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
every street corner; every crossing
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver-colored paper
Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers
arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised)
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
carp streamer; carp banner
stairwell; atrium; streamer; pennant
streamer; pennant; windsock
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
Brahma (Hindu god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit; weak
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
barbershop; barber shop; barber
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
offerings of rope, paper, etc. hung on trees in Shinto shrines