serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be found; to be discovered
late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
consequence; outcome; result; blame
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
Suzuki Harunobu (approx. 1725-1770)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
particularly; only; in the case of
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
on board a ship; aboard a ship
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
elegance; taste; refinement
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
autumn moon; harvest moon
similarly; same (idea); same (name)