tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
in this way; thus; such; uh...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
street; quarter; district; area
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more