for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
restoration; repair; mending
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to call together; to convene
most difficult; next to impossible
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
all present; all concerned; all of us
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to badger; to pester; to beg
day after day; day by day
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
chair; stool; post; office; position
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with