(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be able to manage somehow or another
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to apologize; to apologise
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
immediate follower (of the shogun)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
looking depressed; long face
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
the place for; the time for; the level of
decline; fall; decay; withering
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
calling by name; designation; nomination
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
in one's own way or style
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
along the way; along the road
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
shaku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml; shaku; traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
house in an alley; rear tenement
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
one's family; family member
space; interval; space character; whitespace
one meal; one meal (a day)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary