to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
the ocean; the great deep
upper part; upper region; region above
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
fourth day of the month; four days
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
river; stream; River; the ... river
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)