sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
family registration official
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
family registry (of the district); original of one's family register; archive of family registers
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
account book; register; ledger
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
village along a (large) river
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
same village; that village
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
the same; the said; likewise
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
items mentioned; contents (of a record); recorded items; entries
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext