supply; provision; raising; procurement
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to pitch forward; to fall forward
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
rising; ascending; climbing
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
banknote; bill; note; paper money
Santou Kyouden (1761-1816)
fiction writer; dime novelist
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
just a minute; small quantity
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
submersion; inundation; being flooded
state of emergency; emergency; crisis