one's living; one's livelihood
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear
withered silver grass; withered Japanese pampas grass; dead susuki grass
end of a line (of writing); line break
willpower; energy; vitality
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
streetwalker; street girl; being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; beggar; tramp; tout (for a hostess bar)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to look young; to seem young
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
helper; assistant; help; assistance
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
looking good; standing out (in a particular context or setting); appealing (esp. on social media); photogenic; attractive
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to