to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
sunlight; rays of the Sun
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be smeared; to be covered
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
fort; stronghold; fortification
black beard; type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin