road approaching a shrine
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
water-heater; water-boiler
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
older sister; elder sister
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
the whole day; all the day
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
contrary to one's expectations
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to speak ill of; to disparage
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
though; notwithstanding; although
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
after staying up all night
particularly; only; in the case of
goodness; excellence; virtue
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short