with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
best regards; please take care of; please do
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to not take seriously; to take lightly
although I say; although one might say; although called
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
just because; even if; even though
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
vegetables pickled in sake lees
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
dated; date; fixed; external
as usual; as is one's habit
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
rope; cord; policeman's rope