young girl; lass; adolescent female
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
don't you think?; indicates question
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
superstition; superstitious belief
old couple; elderly couple
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to surround; to crowd around
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane