Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
scene; spectacle; sight; view
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
business; trade; operations; sales
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to spread; to be propagated
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that's the way it is; such is life
to collect; to assemble; to gather
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
consequence; outcome; result; blame
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...