physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
sincere; honest; faithful
the public; general public
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
Mizuhara Shuuoushi (1892.10.9-1981.7.17)
collection of haiku poems
opening a book; opening (part) of a book
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age