getting an advance (on one's salary)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
railway line operated by the Ministry of Railways; city electric train operated by the Ministry of Railways
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
salted rice-bran paste for pickling; mashed green soybeans
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
for lack of anything better to do
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
honorific affix; honorific prefix
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense