way of speaking; intimation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
late at night; at a late hour
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
health; healthy; sound; fit
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
whole summer; summer long
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
tenement house; row house
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
on the way back; when about to go back
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
nine parts; nine percent; almost
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve