but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Europe and America; the West
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
the way back; the way home; return trip
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
along the river; riverside
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
banks of the Sumida river
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to be opposite; to face each other
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to stop walking; to pause
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
book; volume; this; present; main; head
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse