just now; right now; at this moment
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
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)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
commencing with; including
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new