wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to be worried; to be troubled
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
rather; sooner; preferably
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
loveable; very likeable; like very much
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to work hard; to make an effort
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person