between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to eat too much; to overeat
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
personal; individual; private
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
burlesque; low comedy; farce
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
near; close by; within reach; familiar
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
scene; view; prospect; outlook
house across the street; neighbor across the street
at the last moment; this late in the game
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest