just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
forfeiting a pawned item; unredeemed pledge; foreclosure
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
Buddhist memorial service
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to sell off; to sell completely
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
execution; punishment; spanking
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
to dye; to colour; to color
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
particular; hard to please; fussy
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
secret; private; surreptitious
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on