to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
iconoclasm; image breaking
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
in terms of; from the point of view of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
in deep black; in jet black
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt