open verandah; open veranda
moving about; stirring about
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
ukiyoe of beautiful women; bijin-ga
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
gasoline; petrol; petroleum; benzine; volatile oil
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
six (long cylindrical things)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to detain; to check; to restrain
to some extent; to a certain extent
deep emotion; strong feelings
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning