tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
even if not; even without
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
short story; short film; short poem
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
1 kin (approx. 0.6 kg); 1 loaf of bread
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
cheap article; poor-quality article
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
sound of the autumn wind; sound of the fall wind
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
Japanese apricot orchard; plum orchard; plum garden; ume orchard
flour dealer; miller; mill
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
founder; originator; pioneer
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
type of jōruri recitation
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency