about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
back street; back alley; off-street
to crack; to develop a crack
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
sad to say; how sad; alas
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
system; institution; organization; organisation
to know (a person); to think
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
losing the means of livelihood; (arch.) a samurai's annual rice stipend being suspended; (in fishing) the fish swimming upward after biting the fishhook
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
although; but; even though; I wish that
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
having no money; lack of money