to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
such ... as; or some such
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
form; shape; figure; visage
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't you think?; indicates question
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
woman approaching middle age
it is not (like that) either
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
mistress; kept woman; concubine
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
of course; certainly; naturally
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
business handbook (with glossary) of Edo period
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever