Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to sob; to be choked with tears
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
festival merrymaking; revelry
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to begin some form of lifestyle
a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
auspicious day for any activity (according to the traditional calendar)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
with a clatter; clatteringly
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
lip-syncing; lip-synching
only; merely; but; no more than
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
sphere; circle; range; category
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
bungalow; one-story house