huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
suffix for familiar person
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to look forward to something
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to govern; to manage; to subdue
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
this occasion; at this time; now
young lord; successor of one's current lord
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
tenth day of the month; ten days
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
of course; certainly; naturally
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now