friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
suspicion (of others); jealousy
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
rice bin; rice chest; source of income; breadwinner
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
Venus (planet); thick silk thread; refined sugar; white rice jelly; variety of sweet potato
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
food storage; provision store; pantry
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
23rd day of the month; 23 days
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
southern part; the south (of a region)