all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
asking would be rude; tasteless question
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
grinder; grinding machine; polisher
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to sell off; to sell completely
pad placed under sheet before using a seal (to make imprint clearer)
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to fight against; to oppose; to face
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
to hide; to keep to oneself
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
heir; inheritor; successor
wrong; different; not like that
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
staying the night; lodging (at)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
to be talked about behind one's back
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling