just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
something; some kind of; for some reason
narrow eyes; fine texture
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
no matter how much time passes
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
good correspondent; ready writer
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to slide into; to slip into
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
curse; spell; malediction
difficult to ...; hard to ...
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
to paint (draw) a picture
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
heart; guts; nerve; central part
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
fulfilment of a vow; fulfillment of a vow
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air