drizzle; light rain; fine rain
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to stop midway; to interrupt
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
just because; even if; even though
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
not necessarily so; is not always true
calamity; misfortune; disaster
epidemic; plague; pestilence
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
millet dough cake; millet mochi
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
tacking; basting (thread)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross