relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
major cleanup; spring cleaning
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
close-cropped hair; shaven head
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
care; precaution; guarding; caution
both; both sides; both parties
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse