to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
long day (esp. of spring)
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
coating (esp. lacquering)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
personal (employee); employed; retained
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to run through; to run past
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
recommendation of an influential person
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
yellow; saffron (color, colour)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to let out a cry; to break forth
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to wash again; to reconsider
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)