disorder; confusion; disturbance (of order, peace, etc.); corruption (e.g. of public morals)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
street; quarter; district; area
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
banquet; invitation to a party; party
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
short and stout; small but wide around
ten (long cylindrical things)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
here and there; in places
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
facing north; northern exposure
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to look around; to take a view of