episode; anecdote; vignette
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
bringing; taking; carrying
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
one's original family name; maiden name
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to prostrate oneself before
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
start of a romance; beginning of love
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)