shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
preparation; arrangements
house to house; door to door
overanxiety; needless worry
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to take turns; to mingle together
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cheap article; poor quality article
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to rush back; to run back
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
discovery; detection; finding
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to push aside; to brush aside
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with