indoor (court, pool, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to switch off; to turn off
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
distress; wretched condition
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
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
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
kitchen; financial situation
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
yearned for; longed for; missed
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
reading partway; leaving half-read
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy