subordinate work; assistant; servant
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to gush out; to gush forth; to effuse
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
phantom; vision; illusion
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
discovery; detection; finding
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
willpower; energy; vitality
box for holding papers or stationery
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
envelope containing betrothal money and given as part of a betrothal gift