used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
untouched; unused; intact
in swarms; in great crowds
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
to carry around; to carry on one's person
snake eyes (dice); double ones
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
sixth day of the month; six days
light color; light colour
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
right beside; close to; nearby
protracted war; war of attrition
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to walk away; to walk off
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to gain fame; to make one's name
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
act of mercy; helping another person
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
shipping; shipment; forwarding