good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
official divorce registration papers
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
good feeling; feeling good
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
factory; plant; mill; workshop
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
feeling; sense; impression
and; thereupon; because of that
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
caller; visitor; company; guest
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
village headman; village mayor
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected