spouse; wife; husband; partner
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
commencing with; including
periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea; pyorrhea alveolaris; inflammation of the gingiva (gums) resulting in bone loss
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
grasp; catch; understanding
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to bring; to take; to bring about
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
(religious) denomination; sect
family registry (of the district; Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census
fiction writer; dime novelist
Takizawa Bakin (1767-1848)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
age range; age-group; age bracket
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
single word; a few words; brief comment
just because; even if; even though
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal