ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
to sit down; to take a seat
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
interval; break; pause; spare moment
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
and; thereupon; because of that
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to know (a person); to think
modesty; humility; being humble
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance