unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
insect catching; bug catching
uninhabited island; desert island
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
cultural center; cultural centre
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to square one's shoulders
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
I've got to be going; I must go
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life