elder sister; effeminate man
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
later on; eventually; afterwards
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
shop; small store; business; firm
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
quantitative; concerning the quantity
timewise; temporal; chronal
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
still; even now; to this day
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
second generation; second; junior
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
depression; recession; slump