within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
popularity; favor; favour
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
this and that; various things
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
second week's memorial services
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
clanging; empty; deserted
staying the night; lodging (at)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to make a firm resolution
leisure time; idle moment
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff