inspection; examination; survey
seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
fixed date; appointed day
to leave a house in bad shape
pigsty; pigpen; small and dirty house
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
re-coating (e.g. repainting, respraying, etc.)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
sending a telegram; telegraphing; wiring
27th day of the month; 27 days
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
going through; going via; going by way of
mail from abroad; foreign mail; overseas mail
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
9th day of the month; nine days
long ago; a long time ago; already
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
mending; repair; darning; patching up
sewing; needlework; embroidery
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
various matters; everything
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)