to become frayed; to become loose
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
another family; another house
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
though; notwithstanding; although
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
old couple; elderly couple
to dye; to colour; to color
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
(medical) doctor; physician
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to leave this world; to die
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances