interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
residence; living (at, in); abode
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
displaying books face-outwards
collection of books; (personal) library
video recording; video media
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
Tokyo International Exhibition Center; Tokyo Big Sight
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to have a reason; to have an excuse
in the course of one's duties
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
Burnes; Burns; Byrnes; Bahns
one act (of a play); scene; event
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
safety measure; safety precaution
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
sense organ; sensory organ
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday