flour; meal; powder; heroin
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
the same night; that night
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
here and there; everywhere
floating up and sinking down; rising and falling
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
things depend on how you look at them
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
autumn breeze; fall breeze
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
in accordance with; according to
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)