no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
employment (long term); hire
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to become fraught with emotion
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
watering hole; watering place
trivial; not amounting to much
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
show; exhibition; spectacle
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
unfairness; injustice; partiality
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
how long; how far; how much
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep