brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
sphere; counter for balls
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
incident; affair; happening; event
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
charcoal; charred remains
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
boy; son; baby boy; young man
young girl; lass; adolescent female
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
that; he; she; that person
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
wood (for building); lumber; timber
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in