to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
threat; intimidation; menace
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
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
(not so) much; (not) very
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to arrange; to manage (to find time)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
resolute; determined; bold
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to speak ill of; to disparage