to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
still (continuing); as ever; further
moment's leisure; free minute
press; print shop; printing office
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
changing clothes; change of clothes
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
remaining silent; keeping secret
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
fluent (in a language); flowing
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
Watanabe Michio (1923.7.28-1995.9.15)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
rōkyoku; naniwabushi; recitation of stories accompanied by samisen
adviser; advisor; consultant
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
match; game; bout; contest
turning sideways; landscape orientation
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior