to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
27th day of the month; 27 days
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
accident; emergency; calamity
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
sleeping late in the morning
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
advance payment; money paid in advance
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
official duties; office; function
to change (one's clothes)
two days before; day before yesterday
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
elder daughter; older daughter
stagnation; hindrance; delay
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to butter up; to fawn over
gate; door; house; family
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
to apportion drawn water; to ladle into separate containers; to show understanding