old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
metre; meter; meter; gauge
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
back off!; leave me alone!
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
successive generations; successive emperors
actor; actress; player; performer
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
establishment; foundation
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity