oblong; landscape orientation
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
shallow hat with a round top (looking like a half manjū)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
objection; dissent; protest
while; during; while; although; all; both
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
course; route; path; process; means
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...