negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
don't worry; there's no need to worry
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
way; method; means; resource; course
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
after that; afterwards; thereafter
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)