life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
review (of learned material); revision
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
on duty; at work; while working
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; (arch.) fool; curved gutter
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
red-horned demon; red ogre
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
modesty; humility; being humble
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
avocado (Persea americana)
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
(sudden) evening shower (rain)