long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
talk; recital; narration; topic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
general public; the masses
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
in accordance with; according to
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
each and all; every single one; everybody
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to see through; to see the true nature of something
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce