deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
time around sunset; early evening
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
main street; avenue; boulevard
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
singer; vocalist; amateur singer who records and uploads songs to online video platforms
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
midwinter; dead of winter
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
curious; strange; unusual
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
audience; attendance; hearers
to push aside; to brush aside
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words