cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
congratulation; celebration
by means of; due to; because of; according to
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
transport; transportation
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
meaning; significance; sense
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hot topic; talk of the town
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
vaginal discharge; menstruation; afterbirth
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
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)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for