agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to lay the foundation (for)
wrapped offering (of money)
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
advance payment; money paid in advance
well-known; noted; celebrated
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
one's later years; final years (in life)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
at a young age; while still young
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
(written) contract; agreement
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
actor; actress; player; performer
one by one; one each; one at a time
this and that; one thing or another
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)