to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
although I say; although one might say; although called
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
unexpectedly; surprisingly
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
that is to say; so that means
to take down; to bring down; to lower
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
installment; instalment; premium; bill