novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
regular (customer); client who frequently visits the same prostitute
leafy vegetables; green vegetables
Aramon (wine grape variety)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
adhesive power; viscosity
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
weak; frail; slender; feminine
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
icon; religious picture; sacred image
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
ahead; before; the future
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to get down (from being carried); to get off (a vehicle)
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
forbearance (in the face of difficulty, persecution, etc.); garlic
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about