how; in what way; how about; questionable
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
right in the middle (of); midst; height
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
lowest ranked wrestler in makuuchi division
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house); start of a rise (e.g. in prices)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
face contorted and about to cry
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
at; in; at; when; by; with
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
feelings; thoughts; meaning
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end