tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
pronunciation; production of sound
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
parting; separation; farewell
loanword; foreign-origin word
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
than; from; out of; except; but; more
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet