old Kanto-area folk songs
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
way; path; route; along the way; along the road
elegance; taste; refinement
decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
translational equivalent; equivalent word in translation
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
February; second month of the lunar calendar
noh theater performed at night by a fire
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
standing tree; standing timber
before the gate; in front of the gate
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
later on; eventually; afterwards
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation