having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to continue (going along some trend)
verge of death; dying moments
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
pessimism; disappointment
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
complete stranger; total stranger
and yet; though; when; in spite of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
cushion; pillow; mattress
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
otherwise; or else; if not
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to stay (at); to stop (at)
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
office organization; office organisation; management; managerial post
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
small number; few; minority
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
of all things (days, etc.)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)