but; however; even though; even if
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
rather; better; instead; if anything
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
the same; the said; likewise
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
otherwise; or else; if not
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
strong-willed; strong of heart
true intention; underlying motive
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
difference; disparity; gap
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
suddenly; all of a sudden
to make merry; to be festive
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to pile up; to accumulate
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73