stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
Java sparrow; Java rice finch (Lonchura oryzivora, Padda oryzivora)
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
looking pale; looking unwell
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
greedy; avaricious; covetous
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy