stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
shoulder pain (at about age forty)
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
deceiving; cheating; fooling
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
thank you for your continued patronage
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
store name; shop name; restaurant name
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
bombshell announcement (statement)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
disinheritance; disowning