bargain; good buy; budget
to reason with (a person)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
contrived; false-sounding
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
should; must; -able; probably; likely
dark clouds; black clouds
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to repeat; to be frequent
being somewhat excited (agitated)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to be exhausted; to be worn out; to be done in
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
in that way; like that; that way
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
retainer; attendant; escort