lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
servile character (disposition)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
Crane's Return of a Favor (folklore story); Tsuru no Ongaeshi
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
meal set before one; women's advances
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)