to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to become misty; to become hazy
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
powdered coal; charcoal dust
to put a kettle on (the stove)
ill will; malice; evil intent
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
steel; sword steel; sword
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
ready-made; off-the-shelf; ready-to-wear (clothing); ready-made; found object
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
resignation; acceptance; consolation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
ruffian palanquin bearer (Edo period); thug; ruffian; scoundrel
thief posing as fellow traveller (traveler)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two