slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
deposit; payment; money received; money due
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
longed-for; anxiously awaited
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
worthless; pointless; useless
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
every month; each month; monthly
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
high grade; special grade; classy
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
living together (with one more person)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(short) rest; breather; break
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible