branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
another time; some other time
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
for more details ...; for further information ...
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to be worried; to be troubled
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to read the situation; to sense the mood
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
top star (esp. male lead role in the all-female Takarazuka musical theater troupe); major celebrity
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
in succession; one by one
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
several years; a few years
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
declaration; proclamation; announcement
aggression; invasion; raid
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)