natto (fermented soybeans)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to detain; to check; to restrain
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to lose one's way; to be at a loss
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
hokora; small wayside shrine
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
gambling den; gambling house
result of one's blood, sweat, and tears; fruits of one's labour
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
remembrance; recollection; recognition