earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
one's family; family member
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to subsist; to keep on living
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
great man; magnanimous man
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
not be concerned at all; not mind at all; not care a bit
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
not caring; not giving a damn
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
wintertime; winter season
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
rotten smell; putrid odor
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to be doing; to be in the process of doing