being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
objection; dissent; protest
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); convenience; suitability; availability
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
the place for; the time for; the level of
early-morning visit to a temple or shrine
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
ringing of a bell; bell ringer
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
town-watches from the Edo period
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts