previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
absence; disregard; indifference
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
kick; treating (someone) poorly
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
to join together; to patch together
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
kvass; fermented beverage made from rye bread
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
understanding person; supporter
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams