back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
waste of effort; thankless task
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
good humour (humor); good mood
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to crack; to develop a crack
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
(made of) stone; stone-built
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
finish; end; completion; result
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
infectious disease; infection
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage