stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
shopping; purchased goods
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
the way back; the way home; return trip
same village; same town; same province
boiled and half-dried bonito
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get between; to be caught in
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to serve; to work for; to attend
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to be needed; to be wanted
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
incident; affair; happening; event
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to exert oneself; to make efforts
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity