brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
counter for generations; epoch
true character; true heart; true spirit
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
greeting; a fine thing to say
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
every place; various places
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
all present; all concerned; all of us
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
than; from; out of; except; but; more
how many people; a number of people