philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to be hot on a person's heels
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
open air; outdoors; outside
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
season; time of the year; seasonal festival; seasonal banquet; seasonal feast
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
street stall; stand; booth
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
ago; since; before; previous
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
notebook; account book; register
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
this and that; various things