monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
diligent worker; hard worker
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
threatening voice; threatening tone
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
sitting with one knee drawn up
dictatorship; despotic government
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
I'd be lying if I said ...
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
half-sibling (with a different mother)
to escape death; to be saved from death
hard-line policy; tough measure
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
spite; frustration; vexation
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to have a hard time of it