at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
house in an alley; rear tenement
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
gradually; by degrees; the sight of a tall soaring rock; crying; weeping
finally; barely; only just; gradually
life; living; I; me; student
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
people; men and women; each person; everybody
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
contract; compact; agreement
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "gu"; "ga" column or row of the kana syllabary
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
being (somewhere); sitting
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
religious oath in writing; written vow to the gods
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone