to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
longed-for; anxiously awaited
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
infant; baby; little child
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs