old clothes; secondhand clothing
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
this world; this life; world of the living
all; entire; whole; altogether
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
superior; superiors; senior
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration