whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
prohibition; inhibition; ban
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
spring water; clear (pure) water
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
greeting; a fine thing to say
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
story; tale; talk; discussion
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
at once; immediately; right now
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
of course; certainly; naturally
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
how many people; a number of people