torii; Shinto shrine archway
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
haberdashery; sundries store
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
street stall; stand; booth
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to paint (draw) a picture
to be touching; to be moving
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
one's share; one's portion
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
sharing; division; draw; tie
to govern; to manage; to subdue
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
retainer; retinue; servant
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
participation; joining; entry; adherence
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature