to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
menial; meanness; servility; abject
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
will not do; do not; does not
waxing and waning; phases of moon
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill