to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
dozens; scores of; decades
about this time; about now
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 pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
occurrence; happening; incident; 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
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands