previous engagement; prior contract
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
knowing; (an) acquaintance
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
last night; yesterday evening
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
way of talking; speaking style
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to live; to reside; to inhabit
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly