wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
this family; we; this house
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
detour; circumvention; turning movement
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
existence; possession; having; limited company
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
nothing but; none other than
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
shoji (paper sliding door)
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to shake; to sway; to waver
(arch.) slow; (arch.) gradual; (arch.) steady; (arch.) calm; (arch.) composed; (arch.) relaxed
innumerable; countless; numberless
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to crawl towards; to creep up to
breath; breathing; tone; mood