on the way back; returning
prefectural office (Hokkaido)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
other side; opposite side; other party
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to crouch; to squat; to cower
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to hide; to keep to oneself
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain