generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
small; fine; detailed; stingy
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
set of three; three sets; three classes
open verandah; open veranda
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to share a cup of sake (in commemoration of something)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
terrified; horrified; panicked
directly; in person; firsthand
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
servants' quarters; room for servants
servant; manservant; menial
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
round, wooden container for cooked rice
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
growing old together (as a couple); white hemp thread (as a betrothal gift, representing the hair of an old couple)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
clothes padded with cotton
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with