to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
time around sunset; early evening
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to sweat and slave; to toil away
many; numerous; various; large number of
long ago; already; a long time ago
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
stupid brat; son of a bitch
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to subsist; to keep on living
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to throw into; to toss into
variety of court dance (Nara period)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of