finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to bring up under one's personal care
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
proposal; offer; request; application
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
one's next three neighbors; one's next three neighbours
to sweep clean; to brush clean
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
late at night; at a late hour
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
corduroy; corded velveteen
overalls; wrapper; duster; smock
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross