mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
clearly; distinctly; vividly
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
survivor's pension or annuity
application; request; petition
system; institution; organization; organisation
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
tenement house; row house
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to tighten; to press hard
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to run off; to break into a run; to start running