empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
luminous watch; luminous clock
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
from the beginning; from scratch
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
operation; functioning; running
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
moment by moment; hour by hour
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
agricultural community; farm village; rural
(economic) depression; recession; slump
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
speech; expression; wording; language
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
as planned; according to plan
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
railroad corporation; railway company
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
karma (from one's previous life)
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp