complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
another state; different region
disaster; calamity; misfortune
(wearing) low over one's eyes
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
forcibly; against one's will
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing