cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(not so) much; (not) very
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
at least; at most; (even) just
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
husband and wife; married couple
such ... as; or some such
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
in that manner; like that
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to say; to be called; to do
don't you think?; indicates question
the other day; a few days ago
to telephone; to make a phone call
to feel; to sense; to experience
to become fraught with emotion
commencing with; including
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
great mountain; large mountain
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease