both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
coin of the smallest value; poorly-minted coin
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
madness; craziness; insanity
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
Island; insula; island; islet
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
cylindrical box used to measure rice; shape for forming rice; single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
moving about; stirring about
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show