with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to become distant; to recede
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
I've got to be going; I must go
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
the last moment; the very end
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
(physical) growth; development
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
twice; again; second time
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak