to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
just the other day; quite recently
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
thorough; exhaustive; complete
history of; experience of
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
government office; public office
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
return; relapse; recurrence
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly