old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
incessant falling (e.g. rain, snow); prolonged continuation (of something)
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
water outlet; tap; faucet
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored