to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to shout (in anger); to yell
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
even more; still more; further
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
upper half of the body; upper body
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal