rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
although I say; although one might say; although called
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
evening meal; dinner; supper
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
so; like this; in this way
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to thrust down; to push off
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
in low spirits; dejected; sad