village lacking a doctor; doctorless village
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
to shake; to waver; to tremble
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
beyond human understanding
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
administration; medication; dosage
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
outrageous lie; outright lie
to be powered on; to be turned on
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
weekly publication; weekly magazine