to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
getting an advance (on one's salary)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
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 flutter about; to revolve
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
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 (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
(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; 1868-1946); 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
whereabout; about where; how much
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling