to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
composite; combined; complex
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
transactions; dealings; business
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
powdered coal; charcoal dust
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
day of month; counter for days
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to rise; to erect; to get up
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
notice; attention; observation
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
wickedness; wicked person
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap