being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
extensive knowledge; erudition
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
company president; manager; director
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
somehow; for some reason or other
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
charcoal; charred remains
God only knows what may happen
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
having said that; be that as it may
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
have a good day; take care; see you
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
no sleep or rest; working day and night
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
is never the case; has never happened
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
up in a tree; in the trees
watering hole; watering place
based on; on the basis of