frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to shed light on each other
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
place; situation; position; location
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
vehicle waiting to be hired
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
in comparison to; rather than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)