illustrated diary; picture diary
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
apologies for the crude food
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
mentally strong; strong-willed
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
apple; Apple (computer company)
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
the teaching profession; education of laity
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening