like a part of the family
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
with a start; with a jump
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
like this; this sort; this way
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
choice; selection; option
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
in the same way as; just like
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
heir; inheritor; successor
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
way of speaking; intimation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge