steamed bun with minced pork filling
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to feel sick; to be nauseated
forcibly; against one's will
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
quarrel; dispute; argument
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
midsummer; height of summer
night view; night skyline; nightscape
guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
auxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental body; fringe organization
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
timewise; temporal; chronal
black and white; right and wrong
rest; break; recess; intermission
reopening; resumption; restarting
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
well digging; well digger
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
old clothes; worn-out clothes; cast-off clothes
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes