May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
low dining table; tea table
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be at a loss for words
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
very likely; very probable
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
presence (impressive quality)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to get tired out; to be exhausted
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to ask; to enquire; to query
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
as if it weren't already enough
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten