little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
in this kind of situation
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to happen to have on hand or in stock
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
(apportioning) in small amounts
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to pile up; to accumulate
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
ahead; before; the future
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase