trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
flat broke; cleaned out; penniless
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...