shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
family; members of a family
police; police officer; police station
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
distant look; faraway look
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
hokora; small wayside shrine
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
sorry; excuse me; thank you
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
small change; coins; small sum of money
to throw into; to toss into
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
vocal sound; tone of voice
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily