at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to be forward; to be impertinent
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
good-quality; superior in quality
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to subsist; to keep on living
independence; self-reliance
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to increase; to add to; to augment
no matter how much time passes
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to become settled; to be fixed
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
money in one's possession
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
in the meanwhile; during the time
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout