fishing harbour; fishing harbor
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
sick person; patient; invalid
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
source of all kinds of diseases
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to face; to go towards; to head towards
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
long; drawn-out; very long
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
Fukuda Tsuneari (1912-1994) (critic and translator of Shakespeare into Japanese)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
business trip; official trip
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
opening a business; opening a practice