gloominess; gloom; questionable; unfair; underhand
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
filtrand; filter residue; residue
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
custom; common practice; habit
night duty; night shift; night work
inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
thoughtless; heedless; rash
belly meat (from a fish, esp. salmon)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to have sexual intercourse
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to get drunk; to become tipsy
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house