difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
eighth month of the lunar calendar
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
garden (esp. with trees); park
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
air of luxury; high class feel
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
clearing one's throat; cough
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to be too numerous; to be too much
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
ahead; before; the future
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to miss a chance; to fail to do
government worker; public servant; civil servant