to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
reopening; resumption; restarting
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
wind music; wind instrument music
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
being startled; getting a shock
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married