November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
postcard; memo; note; card
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
to order; to command; to appoint
writing on someone's behalf
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
dullard; indecisive person
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind